EXTINSTRATION REBELLION activists occupied the Tesla dealership in Milan to report the environmental impact of the economic elites. According to Oxfam, the super-rounds devastate the planet while the most vulnerable pay the price. Elon Musk embodies this disparity, exercising unprecedented political and media influence
The richest 1% of the world population generates more carbon emissions than 66% poorer
The richest 1% of the world population generates more carbon emissions than 66% poorerfeeding one climatic crisis devastating and compromising global efforts to combat it. This was revealed by a new relationship that denounces the disproportionate impact of this elite on the most vulnerable communities.
The most in -depth study ever carried out on climatic inequalities highlights how this privileged group, consisting of 77 million of individuals between billionaires, millionaires and people with income over $ 140,000 per year (about 112,500 pounds), produced 16% of all Co₂ emissions in 2019. This level of pollution is sufficient to cause over a million premature deaths linked to the extreme heat.
The super-riches are looting and polluting the planet
Oxfam stresses that, while the richest live in protected and air -conditioned environments, their lifestyle causes immense suffering. Their emissions – 5.9 miles of tons of Co₂ in 2019 – represent a direct threat to the lives of millions of people.
The report applies the formula of “Cost in terms of mortality” – adopted byUnited States environmental protection agency And from other institutions – and calculate 226 excess deaths for every million carbon tons released in the atmosphere. With this estimate, the emissions produced by the richest 1% could cause 1.3 million of deaths related to the heat in the coming decades.
“The super-rounds are looting and polluting the planet to the point of destruction, and who can afford it less pays the highest price”says Chiara Liguori, senior consultant for Oxfam climatic justice. According to her, the climatic crisis and inequality feed each other, aggravating an increasingly unsustainable emergency.
Elon Musk
Among those who embody this extreme disparity, Elon Musk stands out. With a personal heritage of more than 400 million dollars, the magnate exerts unprecedented media and political influence, a condition that many activists consider dangerous. Its power, in fact, is not limited to the technological sector but extends to political decisions and democratic processes, arousing concern in those who see a further threat to climatic and social justice in its choices.
The opposition of EXTINTION REBELLION
This morning, EXTINSTRATION REBELLION activists decided to act, transforming their opposition into a direct and scenic protest. They occupied the dealership Tesla of Milan, paralyzing its activities with a targeted demonstration action. Elon Musk is in fact the face and strategic engine of the giant car industry giant.
Some demonstrators have chained themselves to the cars exposed inside the store, while others, outside, literally glued to the windows. A huge banner recited: “Ecology for everyone, not green fascism”, An explicit accusation against what they call the authoritarian drift of Elon Musk.
The action took place in the Tesla dealership in Piazza Gae Aulenti, in the Lombard capital, transformed into a peaceful protest theater against the immense power of the richest man in the world.
“Make millionaires pay again”
Inside the shop, the demonstrators blocked the cars on display and unrolled a second banner with the writing: “Make millionaires pay again”a provocative parody of the Trumpian slogan “Make America Great Again“. In the meantime, outside, other activists sang, interacted with passers -by and explained the reasons for mobilization.
“The appearance with Musk of many political forces of the global right, including those in the government in Italy, is actually equivalent to a sale of national sovereignty in favor of private companies which, as is obvious, have their own personal profit”, Lorenzo explains, one of the EXTINSTRATION REBELLION activists outside the store.
Italian satellite communications at Musk’s Starlink, in danger of national security
His words echo the ferocious debate that yesterday inflamed the chamber, following the approval of the space bill. The provision, harshly contested, could entrust the control of Italian satellite communications to Musk’s Starlink, an extra -European company. According to critics, this choice would lead to serious risks for national security.
Wave of global disputes against Musk
The protest of EXTINTION REBELLION fits into a wider one Wave of global disputes against Muskaccused of supporting the extreme international right. In Europe and the United States, the events in front of the Tesla stores multiply. Meanwhile, the company faces a collapse in sales, with dizzying drops in France (-63.4%) and Spain (-75.4%).
Against the increase in economic disparity in Italy
Activists also point the finger at the increase in economic disparity. In Italy, the wealth of billionaires grew by 61.1miliards of euros, with an increase of 166 million euros per day, reaching 272.5 million euros, owned by just 71 people. This gap contributes disproportionately to the climatic crisis: the richest 1% of the world population produces more polluting emissions by 66% poorer.
With Musk ecological transition in danger
«We are concerned that those who hold so much wealth and power, like Musk, can completely derail any hope of a right ecological transition. We use our bodies to put under the eyes of everyone where it brings the most unbridled capitalist greed. We need a decisive transition, equitable and accessible to everyone, not centralized technologies in the hands of a few eco -fascists who decide for the whole world “, The EXTINSTRATION REBELLION activists say in a note.