11014 - The Planet Can’t Afford Billionaires | TIME
A decade ago, world leaders agreed to a host of sustainable development goals. Today, governments are wildly off track to achieve them. Simultaneously, efforts to address global poverty and climate change have been derailed.
The problem isn’t a lack of money to deliver on climate and development. Since 2015, the wealth of the world’s richest 1% has surged by over $33.9 trillion, enough to end annual poverty 22 times. Private interests are hijacking efforts to fund a sustainable future. In ...
