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The polluter elite, inequality and the ecological crisis

Jul. 22, 2019
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Independent researcher Dario Kenner has spent years studying the ‘polluter elite’ and how they have blocked the transition to a green economy. At a discussion at IIED's headquarters on 22 July 2019, he showed that their personal wealth and interest in maintaining the status quo opens new options for campaigns.

Kenner's presentation addressed how the polluter elite in the United States and the UK have blocked the transition to a green economy, as detailed in his newly published book ‘Carbon Inequality’. He looked at their personal motivation to defend their net worth and their unequal ability to pollute.

In addition to their consumption, Kenner has begun to quantify personal emissions associated with shareholdings: what differentiates the richest from the rest of the population and opens up new options for campaigns based on historical responsibility?

More details: https://www.iied.org/critical-theme-polluter-elite-inequality-ecological-crisis

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The polluter elite, inequality and the ecological crisis

  1. 1. The polluter elite, inequality and the ecological crisis IIED 22 July 2019
  2. 2. Identifying the polluter elite CEOs, CFOs, Vice Presidents and directors who run large polluting companies such as oil and gas multinationals. • Wealthy individuals • Shareholders in polluting companies • Decision-makers who use political power (approve lobbying via lobbyists and direct donations) to restrict the consumption options of ordinary citizens to keep them “addicted” to lifestyles dependent on fossil fuels
  3. 3. The overconsumption of the richest
  4. 4. The political power of the polluter elite
  5. 5. Structural power Government depends on economic growth for legitimacy Political power of the polluter elite Adapted from: Newell, P and Paterson, M., 1998. A Climate for Business: Global Warming, the State and Capital. Review of International Political Economy
  6. 6. Destabilising the Polluter Elite End fossil fuel subsidies Phase out fossil fuel extraction and imports
  7. 7. Prospects for change: public pressure
  8. 8. Comments, ideas and suggestions: https://whygreeneconomy.org/contact/

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