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Climate Colonialism: World’s Wealthiest Drive Emissions, Africa Foots Bill

The globe's richest individuals have built fortunes through stakes in and ownership of highly polluting assets while African communities with far fewer resources face the growing consequences of climate change, according to a recent report that estimates extreme wealth is linked to almost $1 trillion in annual investment-related climate debt.

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