I believe the graph expresses CO2 emissions of each income level as a percentage of the total.
On a global scale it means that more poor people are starting to live in industrialized nations. As opposed to living on a farm without electricity.
It doesn't mean that the rich are producing less CO2. They can be producing more, but a larger part of the total is made by other income levels.
Also, given that the rich can hide their income with tax evading tricks, and that a lot more CO2 is produced by industry than individuals anyway, that whole graph isn't particularly useful.
Serpent90 t1_j5t2q1z wrote
Reply to comment by yoshhash in [OC] Gobal CO2 emission per income group 1750-2021 by albymana
I believe the graph expresses CO2 emissions of each income level as a percentage of the total.
On a global scale it means that more poor people are starting to live in industrialized nations. As opposed to living on a farm without electricity.
It doesn't mean that the rich are producing less CO2. They can be producing more, but a larger part of the total is made by other income levels.
Also, given that the rich can hide their income with tax evading tricks, and that a lot more CO2 is produced by industry than individuals anyway, that whole graph isn't particularly useful.