Using a private jet increases a person’s carbon footprint
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People consistently underestimate the carbon footprint of the world’s top 1% of individuals while overestimating the carbon footprint of lower-income individuals, which can have negative effects on climate justice efforts and support for the most effective policies to mitigate climate change.
“We find that people significantly underestimate the influence of high-income earners,” says Christian Nielsen of the Copenhagen Business School in Denmark, “and we also find that the wealthy generally have a disproportionate influence over which policies are pursued…
Carbon Emissions
