{"id":13404,"date":"2022-02-22T16:37:43","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T15:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/non-classifiee\/eradicating-extreme-poverty-would-increase-global-emissions-by-less-than-1\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T15:51:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T14:51:06","slug":"eradicating-extreme-poverty-would-increase-global-emissions-by-less-than-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/eradicating-extreme-poverty-would-increase-global-emissions-by-less-than-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Eradicating &#8220;extreme poverty&#8221; would increase global emissions by less than 1%."},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tatsu-Sk-2FgKfgq tatsu-section  tatsu-bg-overlay   tatsu-clearfix\" data-title=\"\"  data-headerscheme=\"background--dark\"><div class='tatsu-section-pad clearfix' data-padding='{\"d\":\"0px 0px 30px 0px\"}' data-padding-top='0px'><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-one-col tatsu-row-has-one-cols 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class='tatsu-section-pad clearfix' data-padding='{\"d\":\"0px 0px 30px 0px\"}' data-padding-top='0px'><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-one-col tatsu-row-has-one-cols tatsu-medium-gutter tatsu-reg-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-Byx0jgFfg9\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-bg-overlay tatsu-one-col tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-HJRoxYzgq\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-inline-text clearfix tatsu-r1B2xYzx9   \" ><style>.tatsu-r1B2xYzx9 .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 100%;text-align: left;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-r1B2xYzx9 .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 100%;}}<\/style><div class=\"tatsu-inline-text-inner tatsu-align-center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A scientist not involved in the research commented: &#8220;We often hear that measures taken in Europe or the USA are insignificant compared to China&#8217;s industrial emissions, or the effects of rapid population growth in Africa. This article demonstrates that these assertions are, at best, deliberately ignorant&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The key message to take away from this report is that if we really want to reduce our carbon emissions, we need to focus on the consumption habits of the super-rich.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dr Shonali Pachauri is a researcher at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, and was not involved in the study. She told Carbon Brief that this analysis &#8220;highlights the level of inequality in carbon emissions in the world today&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Analysis is key to setting fair and just climate mitigation targets, so that those who contribute most to current emissions mitigate the most, in line with the UNFCCC&#8217;s common but differentiated responsibility and polluter pays principle.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-normal-button tatsu-button-wrap align-block block-center  tatsu-S1QnfKGl9   \"><a class=\"tatsu-shortcode mediumbtn tatsu-button left-icon circular   bg-animation-none  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.carbonbrief.org\/eradicating-extreme-poverty-would-raise-global-emissions-by-less-than-1\" style=\"\" aria-label=\"Carbon Brief (EN)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carbon Brief (EN)<\/a><style>.tatsu-S1QnfKGl9 .tatsu-button{background-color: rgba(230,255,0,1);color: rgba(127,128,133,1) ;border-width: 1px;border-color: rgba(127,128,133,1); }<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-column-overlay tatsu-animate-none\" ><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-HJRoxYzgq.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}.tatsu-HJRoxYzgq.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-HJRoxYzgq > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-HJRoxYzgq > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-HJRoxYzgq > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-HJRoxYzgq > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}@media only screen and (max-width:1377px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-HJRoxYzgq.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}@media only screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width: 1024px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-HJRoxYzgq.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-HJRoxYzgq.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-section-background-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-section-background\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-section-overlay\"><\/div><style>.tatsu-H1WRjltze9 .tatsu-section-pad{padding: 0px 0px 30px 0px;}.tatsu-H1WRjltze9 .tatsu-section-offset-wrap{transform: translateY(-0px);}.tatsu-H1WRjltze9 > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-H1WRjltze9 > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-H1WRjltze9 .tatsu-section-overlay{mix-blend-mode: normal;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A study published in Nature Sustainability reveals that lifting hundreds of millions of people out of extreme poverty &#8211; those living on less than $1.9 a day &#8211; would increase emissions by less than 1%. By way of comparison, a person living in sub-Saharan Africa generates a carbon footprint of 0.6 tonnes of CO2, while that of an American citizen averages 14.5 tonnes per year.<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/eradicating-extreme-poverty-would-increase-global-emissions-by-less-than-1\/\" class=\"exp-read-more exp-read-more-underlined\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12212,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-from-the-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13404"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13404\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13578,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13404\/revisions\/13578"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}