A chart from the World Inequality Report shows per capita carbon footprints by income for various regions of the world. The top 10% of earners in North America have the highest carbon footprints, at 73 tonnes of CO2.

Your most important resolution: 7 tonnes CO2

If there were an Oscars for planetary threats, climate change would sweep all the major awards. Interestingly, of all our threats, climate change is one of the most avoidable through individual action. To boil this individual action down to one immediate resolution, it would be to achieve a personal carbon footprint of 7 tonnes CO2 per year, or less. Continue reading Your most important resolution: 7 tonnes CO2