Today, 682 million people , or 8.5% of the world’s population, live in extreme poverty, which the World Bank defines as subsisting on less than $2.15 per day. The majority live in low-income and lower-middle-income countries . The traditional pathway for economic development available to these countries has historically required a lot of energy; the world’s richest countries frequently have the highest per capita historical greenhouse gas emissions and are also primarily responsible for anthropogenic climate breakdown. Lower-income countries today confront very reduced emissions budgets if catastrophic warming is to be prevented, and they are more vulnerable to climate change–related damage.

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碳抵消、碳市场以及气候和经济正义


今天，有 6.82 亿人（占世界人口的 8.5%）生活在极端贫困中，世界银行将其定义为每天生活费不足 2.15 美元。大多数人生活在低收入和中低收入国家。这些国家可用的传统经济发展途径历来需要大量能源;世界上最富有的国家通常拥有最高的人均历史温室气体排放量，也是人为气候崩溃的主要原因。如果要防止灾难性变暖，如今的低收入国家面临着非常减少的排放预算，而且它们更容易受到与气候变化相关的损害。