Housing-related energy use is responsible for rising carbon inequality R.M. Nunes/Alamy
The gap between the carbon footprints of the highest and lowest-income people is growing wider, despite carbon dioxide emissions falling overall in some countries.
鈥淔rom an ethical perspective, if those that are already better off get a larger share of a limited resource [CO2 emissions], then that鈥檚 clearly unfair,鈥 says at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
It is no surprise that richer people consume more, and so generally have larger carbon footprints. 鈥淭he wealthier you get, the more you consume,鈥 says Hertwich. 鈥淵ou use…
