Obscene Inequalities Between Global Rich and Global Poor is the Root-Cause of our Climate Mayhem

Oxfam has just released an extensive and detailed report on how global inequality and climate mayhem are two peas in a pod. Guardian article: Oxfam report pdf: Many startling facts are revealed in this report: essentially the super rich 1% are responsible for 16% of global emissions, equivalent to the emissions of the poorest 66% of people (5 billion people) on the planet. How does this sound for inequality? It’s mind-boggling. This report was just released within the flurry of reports coming out just prior to the COP28 conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is very sobering. Yet, it also shows how significant a return to some semblance of equality would put a dent in our abruptly changing climate system predicament.