"We can already see the inequalities. **[[India]] is responsible for 7% of emissions but is home to 18% of the world population. The [[US]] contributes 14% of emissions but is home to just 4% of people**. It is almost a direct mirror image of the entire continent of [[Africa]], which is home to 17% of the world’s population but emits just 4%. ([Location 1386](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C3X6X695&location=1386))" --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[emissions]], [[just-transition]], [[energy-transition]], [[climate-change]], [[fossil-fuels]], [[statistics]] **Source** -- [[260103133118 - B - Not the End of the World]]