Grouped bars show high emissions by the top 1% of Americans and the top 0.1% in particular. Some are close to 3,000 tons of carbon dioxide compared to 25 tons for the bottom half of the US population.
US carbon pollution by income level
The wealthiest 0.1% of Americans have the highest greenhouse gas emissions, but their emissions linked on investment income are much higher than those linked to consumption. The "supplier" column includes emissions along the investment's supply chain, while "producer" is only emissions connected to operations.
