The paper is here

Thanks to @KoboldCoterie@pawb.social for highlighting this bit:

Then there were “super-emitters” with extremely high overall greenhouse gas emissions, corresponding to about the top 0.1 percent of households. About 15 days of emissions from a super-emitter was equal to a lifetime of emissions for someone in the poorest 10 percent in America.

  • @KoboldCoterieEnglish
    43•10 months ago

    The richest 10 percent of U.S. households are responsible for 40 percent of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions

    The important context missing from the title.

    They included income tied to emissions related to the operation of a business, such as from a coal-fired power plant. But they also included income, such as from investments, that supported services or products from those industries.

    I mean, yeah… people with more money will have more investments and business assets, and therefore will have a higher contribution, this probably didn’t need a study to determine. The more interesting / shocking statistic, in my opinion, is:

    Then there were “super-emitters” with extremely high overall greenhouse gas emissions, corresponding to about the top 0.1 percent of households. About 15 days of emissions from a super-emitter was equal to a lifetime of emissions for someone in the poorest 10 percent in America.

    This is absolutely disgusting, and unconscionable.

    • @silence7@slrpnk.netOPMEnglish
      20•10 months ago

      It’s why you see people recommending 'eat the rich as having a lower climate impact than a vegan diet.

    • @GivingEuropeASpook@lemm.eeEnglish
      8•10 months ago

      They included income tied to emissions related to the operation of a business…

      Reminds me of how I threw out more in one shift in fast food than my household did in a month.

      • @KoboldCoterieEnglish
        5•10 months ago

        Your total trash footprint is higher than someone who lives in a mega-mansion but has a full-time housekeeper. They in fact have no trash footprint, since they never take out trash. You should be ashamed.

    • Chetzemoka
      0•10 months ago

      Thank you for this context. It’s really affects the messaging here