Shopping 9 Climate Justice
Tuungane Project Forestry Program © John Daved
Since 1990, the poorest 50% of the world’s population have been responsible for just 7% of total global emissions . In fact, the entire continent of Africa has accounted for less than 3% of it. However, as the map below indicates, Africa is now also most likely to endure the worst impacts of climate change.
A recent World Bank study estimates that climate change may push an additional 70 million people into extreme poverty by 2030. Whatever practical action we can take now in our daily lives to mitigate climate breakdown will also help to reduce the worst impacts of poverty for the most vulnerable populations around the globe....Yes, most of them in the countries that did the least to contribute to global warming!
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