Footprint of top 1% threatens 1.5 degrees Celsius limit, says study

The richest 1 per cent are on track to be releasing 70 tonnes of CO2 per person, according to the study.

The carbon dioxide emissions of the richest 1 per cent of humanity are on track to be 30 times greater than what is compatible with keeping global heating below 1.5C, new research warns, as scientists urge governments to “constrain luxury carbon consumption” of private jets, megayachts and space travel, The Guardian reported.

But emissions of the poorest 50 per cent will continue to be below climate goals.  According to BBC, the research, carried out by two European environmental agencies, comes as world leaders meet at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow. "A tiny elite appear to have a free