The households that represent the 10% with more economic income in the world accumulate 45% of greenhouse gas emissions, point out the experts of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), of the United Nations (UN).
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Two-thirds of that 10% live in the developed countries.
For their part, the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of the middle and disadvantaged classes in developed countries represent 5 and 50 times more than their counterparts in developing countries, the IPCC explained in a study.
The research warned that CO2 emissions have to be curbed by 2025 so that the future of humanity is “viable”.
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“We must abandon coal, and reduce by at least 60% the use of oil, and 70% in the case of gas, between now and 2050“, concluded the report.
According to the IPCC, the only way to avoid leaving coal aside is with carbon capture techniques.
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The report also ensures that only the 10% of electricity produced in the world today comes from solar or wind energy and that this should change, because “should come from zero or low carbon sources”.
The UN says that wind energy should produce, together with solar, electricity.
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said some governments and business leaders say one thing, but do another: “To put it bluntly, they lie. And the results will be catastrophic”, regarding the emission of greenhouse gases.
The report proposes some solutions, but, for many, they are complex to achieve and require an investment unknown to date.
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Among the most radical proposals are drastically reduce air travel, force users to abandon vehicles with traditional fuels in favor of electric ones, reestablish the food chain, reducing the meat consumption, and rethink the way of building houses.
AFP
