News Headline
Is fighting poverty compatible with fighting climate change?
Source
Anthropocene
Publication Date
2021-09-14
The amount of energy required to provide decent living standards for the entire world’s population is a fraction of the annual energy budget compatible with keeping climate change within 1.5 °C of warming, a new study suggests. It would take just 28%– 39% of the annual global energy budget in those scenarios to meet people’s basic needs.
Content
https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2021/09/ending-poverty-doesnt-have-to-compromise-climate-goals/