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Abolishinist

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6. The Yahoo article is a bunch of crap.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sun Sep 28, 2025, 09:14 PM

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NOWHERE does Oxfam state this. What they DID say is this...

Key findings from the report also show:
The richest 1 per cent (77 million people) were responsible for 16 per cent of global consumption emissions in 2019 —more than all car and road transport emissions. The richest 10 per cent accounted for half (50 per cent) of emissions.

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It would take an average person 860 years to match the annual carbon footprint of Zuckerberg's yacht [View all] Miles Archer Sunday OP

Ten people create half the world's pollution? Irish_Dem Sunday #1

Yeah I would need to see their work on that EX500rider Sunday #2

Private jets, private yachts, etc. Irish_Dem Sunday #3

And the other things go on every day also EX500rider Sunday #4

I even doubt the 5,000 ton figure per mega yacht EX500rider Sunday #5

One would think a little bell would ring in one's head when reading this, right? Abolishinist Sunday #7

The Yahoo article is a bunch of crap. Abolishinist Sunday #6