Budget cuts also appy to your carbon footprint.
, Jake Woodier at the UK Student Climate Network said that it was the duty of those in power and business leaders who have “benefited from a much higher lifetime carbon budget” to act. “Without appropriate action, those in power are sacrificing our tomorrow for their today,” he said.
Naturally, there is a disparity between countries when it comes to the amount of carbon emissions per person. In America, the average citizen uses 16.9 tonnes per year, while in India that number is dramatically lower at 1.9 tonnes. According to Carbon Brief, while there are two approaches to reducing carbon footprints that factor in this disparity, the most effective way would be to create a global carbon budget for each citizen across the world. This means that those born in 2017 would have an even lower lifetime carbon budget than 86 tonnes.
Either way, the analysis shows the complacency when it comes to previous generations and their carbon usage while highlighting just how work needs to be done to save the planet from the cataclysmic repercussions of climate change. To read the full report and see Carbon Brief’s methodology, visit their website
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