Global inequality is 25% higher than it would have been in a climate-stable world

May 3, 2019

The Pavao-Pavaozinho slum is seen atop the Copacabana neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, January 12, 2017. Picture taken January 12, 2017. REUTERS/Nacho Doce - RC178CF027A0

Climate change has had a drastic effect on inequality. Image: REUTERS/Nacho Doce

Nicholas Beuret

Lecturer, , University of Essex

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