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The climate crisis is a class crisis
To tackle the threat of environmental disaster, the super-rich must dramatically change their lifestyles, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE

WITH the highest-ever temperatures recorded in the Arctic Circle, and with just 3 per cent of the world’s ecosystems remaining intact, we cannot delay in taking action to save our planet and future generations. 

Yet sadly it is not true that we are all in this crisis together — or that we are all equally culpable when it comes to contributing to environmental breakdown. 

The world’s wealthiest 1 per cent produce twice as much carbon emissions as the poorest 50 per cent, according to a report published this week. 

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