Giving Power to the People Most Affected by Climate Change
In her new book, Shalanda Baker, President Bidenâs choice for Deputy Director of Energy Justice, emphasizes the need for an urgent and equitable response.
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In the fight against climate change, there is often a false assumption that we are all equally responsible for environmental devastation and that individual lifestyle changes alone are enough to avert ecological collapse.
In reality, the wealthiest 1 percent of people are responsible for more than double the emissions of the poorest 50 percent, and just 100 corporations are responsible for 71 percent of total global emissions.Â