50% OF EMISSIONS WHICH CAUSE CLIMATE CHANGE ORIGINATE WITH THE RICH 10% OF THE POPULATION.
This is the proof of the value of and necessity for modest and minimal development of personal infrastructure. The big homes,lavish entertainments and yachts and plane trips of the few will burn up the planet for every person, animal and plant. It is not cool to consume large. It is not cheap and eccentric to use everything as long as possible and not buy unnecessary new goods constantly.
MINIMUM CONSUMPTION, EVEN IF YOU CAN SPEND MORE, IS NECESSARY AS THE LOWER CONSUMPTION OF THE 90% OF THE POPULATION CREATES AS MUCH ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE AS THE TOP 10% DOES.
Wealthy persons can pursue more elegant modes of consumption and do not have to continue with inefficient and wasteful infrastructure as many of the 90% of the less well off do. Gas wasting cars and trucks and uninsulated housing are unavoidable for many persons. We should alleviate these polluting and environmentally damaging inefficiencies for the sake of every plant, animal and human on the planet Earth, including the wealthy 10% of the population.
I just made a comment and Drunky Cocamo is appearing as the author and also as the author of your blog WASTE NOT WASTE NOT. LINDONCOLLARD.com
As an early proponent of the theory that pollution was not only dirty but dangerous to the Earth's Climate Stability there was criticizism about driving large cars. They were old but maintained cars, there is not the environmental impact of new car production, and there was not the money for a new efficent car. The solution was to set up to work from a rural home base, driving infrequently to Vancouver to sell inventory produced and to try to use my artistic, musical and writing skills to obtain satisfying meaningful employment, without commuting to the City daily in an automobile, especially not in a "Large Car"
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