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Thomas Piketty's recommendations for equality

lundi 20 décembre 2021 à 13:47

Thomas Piketty's recommendations for equality.

Above all, we need to replace current property taxes with wealth taxes.

Other measures are required to reduce male-female economic inequality.

One interesting point is that the non-wealthy people in Europe are using sustainable levels of resources. It is the wealthy 10% that use too much.

Outdoor work in the tropics

lundi 20 décembre 2021 à 13:47

*Deforestation has made outdoor work unsafe for millions of people in the tropics over the past 15 years, a study has found.*

As much emissions as Russia

lundi 20 décembre 2021 à 13:47

*Top US Banks and Investors Responsible for Nearly as Much Emissions as Russia, Report Finds.*

Wood burners

lundi 20 décembre 2021 à 13:47

*Wood burners cause nearly half of urban air pollution cancer risk.* That is despite the fact that only a small fraction of houses are burning wood.

The study reports that the pollution from burning wood is especially dangerous. Just because it's natural, that doesn't make it safe.

Infrastructure contracts

dimanche 19 décembre 2021 à 06:57

Biden appointed a loyal friend of fossil fuel business to hand out infrastructure contracts.