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Richest 10 Percent Responsible for Two-Thirds of Warming

Earth have fueled two-thirds of the warming since 1990, according to a new modeling study. The top 1 percent alone are responsible for one-fifth of warming, not just by using more energy, authors say, but by investing in sectors, like fossil fuels, that are driving up emissions.

The top 1 percent alone are responsible for one-fifth of warming, not just by using more energy, authors say, but by investing in sectors, like fossil fuels, that are driving up emissions. The research, published in Nature Climate Change, adds to a growing body of work linking emissions to extreme weather. As a test of that proposition, authors estimate that Chevron alone is responsible for up to $3.6 trillion in losses from more extreme heat worldwide.

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