Nora Flatjord sits in an apartment in Oslo and is looking for cheap tickets home. As a student, the economy does not allow for the most environmentally friendly option. – I would like to take the train, but unfortunately it will be too expensive. Nora has her own room in the collective. Photo: Truls Antonsen / news Nora lives in a collective with two friends. They each have their own bedroom, but share the kitchen/living room and bathroom. The 21-year-old does not have a car and probably lives more climate-friendly than many other Norwegians, even with a few domestic flights a year. But, it’s also about who you compare yourself to. At the top of the world, Nora and her friend look at the statistics we have brought to the collective. The bar chart shows that we in Norway are part of the 10 percent in the world with the highest emissions per person. Nora and Lea think it is unfair that it is so unequally distributed. Photo: Truls Antonsen / news The paradox is that those who escape the most experience little financial loss, but at the other end of the scale it is all turned upside down. 10 percent of the population accounts for 48 percent of the emissions. They are exposed to relative income losses of 3 percent. 50 per cent only account for 12 per cent of global emissions, but suffer relative income losses of as much as 75 per cent as a result of climate change. The statistics are taken from the Climate Inequality Report 2023. A recent report commissioned by Norad. Climate Inequality Report 2023 Looks at the connection between inequality and climate. Uses new databases and compiles previous research. With the help of databases, the researchers have been able to study the differences in carbon emissions both across and within countries. The estimates of revenue loss should be interpreted with great caution given the stylized approach taken to construct them. The report was prepared by the World Inequality Lab, run by Thomas Piketty and Lucas Chancel. Commissioned and financed by Norad and UNDP. The report links emissions and wealth. This means that most people at the emission peak have a lot and the majority at the other end have little to mess with. Although the estimates of income loss should be interpreted with caution, the report shows that the climate crisis has been driven by a fraction of the world’s population. – It is up to us to take the initiative Damaris Nyahondo stands under the only light source in the house. – We only use electricity for lighting and to charge mobile phones. Photo: Vegard Tjørhom / news The 22-year-old lives in Mathare in Nairobi. She lives here with her mother and grandmother. Damaris is at the other end of the emission scale, but wants to do its part to reduce emissions in the local community. – Climate change affects everyone in the world, so it is up to us to take the initiative. She is thinking of becoming a climate ambassador, someone who encourages people to cycle instead of using motor vehicles, someone who reminds people to turn off the lights and creates alternatives to coal when cooking. Damaris wants to make a difference in the local community. Photo: Vegard Tjørhom / news But she is clear on one thing: – If I do my part and you don’t do yours, then we will still have the same challenges. But, when we work together we can reduce climate change. Damaris lives on a continent where climate change is evident and causing great damage. This despite the fact that the countries have little to blame for the changes that are taking place. The 22-year-old is aware that it is those who escape the most who have the greatest responsibility. It is possible to succeed Lucas Chancel is deputy director of the World Inequality Lab and is the main author behind the report. He says that in order to even out the inequalities, a greater redistribution is needed, both between poor and rich countries, but also within countries. Because the differences in climate emissions are high and increasing – not only between countries, but to an even greater extent within countries. Lucas Chancel is the lead author behind the new report on climate and inequality. Photo: Sunniva Linjordet / news Some have believed that greenhouse gas emissions will skyrocket when more and more people are lifted out of poverty. This report sees it from a different angle: The possibilities are many, but those at the top must contribute. To show that it is possible to cut, he points to the fact that there is 1 percent in the world that dominates all others when it comes to emissions. In fact, their emissions are so high that they correspond to the emissions needed to provide a significant improvement in the standard of living for almost half of the global population. In comparison, those of us who are among the top 10 have to cut 1/3. Take a look at the columns that show the emissions of a person within the various groups: In addition to reducing overconsumption, the researcher believes that more money must be put in place to deal with the existing climate changes in poor countries and here money must be raised by taxation multinational companies. Hope that more people will wake up In the collective in Oslo, the statistics have made Nora Flatjord and Lea Skatvold think more about the significance of the emissions. They believe that many people forget to think about their own emissions because they do not notice the consequences themselves. Lea Skatvold hopes that more people will do more to reduce emissions. Photo: Truls Antonsen / news – It is extremely unfair that our emissions make others worse off. – I hope that more people can open their eyes to the fact that something needs to be done about this. They reflect on the fact that you don’t have to cut so much for others to feel better. – So that should be motivation for us to cut emissions. If everyone does a little it should help. Nora has already taken measures to reduce climate emissions. Photo: Truls Antonsen / news
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