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Liam Gilliver

Will a ‘wealth cap’ help the environment? How inequality is fuelling the climate crisis

Wealthy countries have been found to have lifestyle carbon footprints up to 17 times higher than climate targets, and there is one big culprit.

A new report from the Hot or Cool Institute has warned that meeting the Paris Agreement and limiting global warming to below 1.5°C will be “virtually impossible” without also addressing inequality and overconsumption.

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