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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Fiona Harvey in Edinburgh

A wealth tax could help poorer countries tackle climate crisis, economists say

The French president, Emmanuel Macron
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, is hosting leaders from 50 countries in Paris for a summit on finance. Photograph: Martin Divíšek/EPA

Tax extreme wealth to pay for the climate-related damage to the poorest, a group of more than 100 leading economists have urged.

A wealth tax on the fortunes of the world’s richest people would raise trillions of dollars that could be spent on helping poorer countries shift their economies to a low-carbon footing, and on “loss and damage”, the rescue and rehabilitation of countries stricken by climate disaster.

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