Gates vs Reality
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Gates vs Reality
Gates: Funds are very limited, so the delegates at this month’s climate summit in Brazil should direct money away from “near-term emissions goals” towards climate “adaptation” and spending on poverty and disease.
Reality: The net worth of the 10 richest US billionaires grew by $698bn in the past year. That money alone, the increment in the wealth of 10 people, is almost 10 times the annual amount required to end extreme poverty worldwide.
#climateChange #climateCatastrophe #climateEmergency #climateBreakdown #tippingPoint
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Gates vs Reality
Gates: Funds are very limited, so the delegates at this month’s climate summit in Brazil should direct money away from “near-term emissions goals” towards climate “adaptation” and spending on poverty and disease.
Reality: The net worth of the 10 richest US billionaires grew by $698bn in the past year. That money alone, the increment in the wealth of 10 people, is almost 10 times the annual amount required to end extreme poverty worldwide.
#climateChange #climateCatastrophe #climateEmergency #climateBreakdown #tippingPoint
@tobeB That headline neatly sums up where humanity went wrong. So, using that logic, if you need surgery, you should find a billionaire to do the cutting? Or perhaps billionaires are the best choice to build dams and bridges?
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