Insane statistics. I honestly wouldn’t have imagined it was this much.
We desperately need to get into peoples heads (in particular Gen Z, in the sense that this is an issue they really care deeply about) that climate change is an economic problem, that the rich cannot be negotiated with, and that it’s not the working class that is responsible for overconsumption
this elite group, made up of 77 million people including billionaires, millionaires and those paid more than US$140,000 (£112,500)
The reason for the number is probably because it includes everyone making $140,000 a year aka a lot of labor aristocrats. This would include doctors, engineers, software developers, etc.
It’s really just restating what we already know which is that people who are comfortable in the imperial core (and rich people elsewhere) use way more resources than everyone else.
I think Gen Z does recognize how important Climate Change is as an economic issue. The real problem is that the powers that be hate even the most mild climate protests and encourage state violence on them.
How would we get over this slump then
Seize the means of production. Organize and refuse to labor for the rich. Reduce the wealth they can extract from your community.
Israel is incinerating Palestine, the rich are incinerating everyone and everything else, and nothing significant is being done about it.
Props to Oxfam for continuing to put these reports out they are genuinely great radicalising material for libs
