Ensuring Climate Justice: A Pressing Global Issue

The wealthiest 1 per cent have emitted over twice as much carbon from 1990 to 2015 than the poorest half of humanity, according to a 2020 report by Oxfam and the Stockholm Environment Institute. Each American contributes, on average, 16 tons of CO2 every year. This is 8 times more than an average Indian, 50 times more than a Kenyan, and 56 times higher compared to a Nepali.