Ending extreme poverty has a negligible impact on global greenhouse gas emissions

• Published in: Nature (London) Vol. 623; no. 7989; pp. 982 - 986
• Main Authors: Wollburg, Philip, Hallegatte, Stephane, Mahler, Daniel Gerszon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 30.11.2023; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 704/106/694/682; 706/134; 706/4066/4080; Carbon dioxide; Climatic extremes; Consumption; Decarbonization; Economic development; Economic growth; Emissions; Energy consumption; Energy efficiency; Greenhouse effect; Greenhouse gases; Humanities and Social Sciences; multidisciplinary; Poverty; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Trends; United States > US; India

Growing consumption is both necessary to end extreme poverty 1 and one of the main drivers of greenhouse gas emissions 2 , creating a potential tension between alleviating poverty and limiting global warming. Most poverty reduction has historically occurred because of economic growth 3 – 6 , which m...