The world's richest 10 percent used nine percent of the global carbon budget for 1.5 degrees Celsius between 1990 and 2015. In comparison, just four percent was used by the poorest 50 percent. The global carbon budget is the maximum volume of cumulative emissions that can be emitted whilst limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Between 1990 and 2015, the richest one percent were responsible for 15 percent of the world's
Estimated share of carbon budget used worldwide from 1990 to 2015, by income group
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Oxfam. (September 21, 2020). Estimated share of carbon budget used worldwide from 1990 to 2015, by income group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173795/global-carbon-budget-shares-by-income-group/
Oxfam. "Estimated share of carbon budget used worldwide from 1990 to 2015, by income group." Chart. September 21, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173795/global-carbon-budget-shares-by-income-group/
Oxfam. (2020). Estimated share of carbon budget used worldwide from 1990 to 2015, by income group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173795/global-carbon-budget-shares-by-income-group/
Oxfam. "Estimated Share of Carbon Budget Used Worldwide from 1990 to 2015, by Income Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173795/global-carbon-budget-shares-by-income-group/
Oxfam, Estimated share of carbon budget used worldwide from 1990 to 2015, by income group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173795/global-carbon-budget-shares-by-income-group/ (last visited May 23, 2024)
Estimated share of carbon budget used worldwide from 1990 to 2015, by income group [Graph], Oxfam, September 21, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1173795/global-carbon-budget-shares-by-income-group/