That's pretty messed up.
found that one space flight emits more carbon dioxide than most of the world's population will create in their entire lifetime.
While other parts of the report focus on labor, income and economic inequality, the researchers also included a statistic — spotted by folks on social media andthat perfectly sums up the relationship between those who create greenhouse gases versus those who suffer most from them. "Perhaps the most conspicuous illustration of extreme pollution associated with wealth inequality in recent years is the development of space travel," the report states. "An 11-minute flight emits no fewer than 75 tonnes of carbon per passenger... About one billion individuals emit less than one tonne per person per year. Over their lifetime, this group of one billion individuals does not emit more than 75 tonnes of carbon per person.
If you're wondering which space flight the World Inequality Report is addressing, well, the team didn't call anyone out by name. But Jeff Bezos' much-publicized space flight back in July was about that length of time, as
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