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minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·8 months agoIt kind of is. The larger your income, the larger your carbon footprint, and that scales indefinitely.
minus-squareRodeolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 months agoNot quite. The larger your consumption, the larger your carbon footprint. Just because a person is rich doesn’t mean they have to have a private jet.
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-28 months agoIt’s a generalization, but it’s pretty reliable. Of course there are always exceptions.
Poverty is the solution to climate change!
It kind of is. The larger your income, the larger your carbon footprint, and that scales indefinitely.
Not quite. The larger your consumption, the larger your carbon footprint.
Just because a person is rich doesn’t mean they have to have a private jet.
It’s a generalization, but it’s pretty reliable. Of course there are always exceptions.