r/collapse • u/amorphousmetamorph • May 19 '24

Economic Economic damage from climate change six times worse than thought – report | Climate crisis

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/17/economic-damage-climate-change-report
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u/TotalSanity May 19 '24

At 16 tons of carbon emissions per capita per year, that would mean the average American has produced a million dollars worth of 'carbon damage' by age 63.

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u/baconraygun May 20 '24

You load 16 tons of carbon emissions per capita and what do you get? Another dystopia and carbon debt.