the title of the link is the top one hundred people killing the planet;
Films for Action – by Jordon Engle
Just 100 companies are
responsible for more than 70% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions
since 1988. The guys who run those companies – and they are mostly
guys – have gotten rich on the backs of literally all life on Earth.
Their business model relies on the destruction of the only home humanity
has ever known. Meanwhile, we misdirect our outrage at our neighbors,
friends, and family for using plastic straws or not recycling. If there
is anyone who deserves the outrage of all 7.5 billion of us, it’s these
100 people right here. Combined, they control the majority of the
world’s mineral rights – the “right” to exploit the remaining
unextracted oil, gas, and coal. They need to know that we won’t leave
them alone until they agree to Keep It In The Ground. Not just their companies, but them. Now it’s personal.
Houston tops this list as home to 7 of the 100 top ecocidal planet
killers, followed by Jakarta, Calgary, Moscow, and Beijing. The richest
person on the list is Russian oil magnate Vagit Alekperov, who is
currently worth $20.7 billion.
The map is in the form of a cartogram which represents the size of
countries by their cumulative carbon dioxide emissions since
industrialization.
This map is a response to the pervasive myth that we can stop climate
change if we just modify our personal behavior and buy more green
products. Whether or not we separate our recycling, these corporations
will go on trashing the planet unless we stop them. The key
decision-makers at these companies have the privilege of relative
anonymity, and with this map, we’re trying to pull back that veil and
call them out. These guys should feel the same personal responsibility
for saving the planet that we all feel.
See the map and read the rest here:.........https://www.filmsforaction.org/articles/names-and-locations-of-the-top-100-people-killing-the-planet/
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