BBCNEWS BBC News September 27, 2021 08:36:00
Australia is the highest per capita carbon emitter among the world's emissions, and has refused to endorse a 2030 target or to match pledges by the us, the uk, japan and the eu. new research has highlighted a stark difference in how climate change will hit rich and poor. it found that children born in high income countries will experience twice as many extreme climate events as their grandparents but children in low income countries will see three times as many. climate change is already making inequality worse, as the bbc s population reporter stephanie hegarty has been finding out. the riche...