To Prevent 'Climate Apartheid Scenario'
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To Prevent 'Climate Apartheid Scenario' Where Rich Escape and Poor Suffer, UN Report Issues Urgent Call for Global Economic Justice
"While people in poverty are responsible for just a fraction of global emissions, they will bear the brunt of climate change, and have the least capacity to protect themselves."
by: Jake Johnson
The Blue Cut Fire roars along side Highway 138 burning vegetation and power poles on August 16, 2016 in Phelan, California. (Photo: Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
A scathing United Nations report released Tuesday warned that the world is hurtling toward a "climate apartheid scenario" in which the wealthiest members of society will be able to buy their way to safety while hundreds of millions suffer from environment...