Inequalities

Wealth is becoming less equally distributed; 2.4 billion people lack basic political rights; women are mistreated in much of the world.


Posts about inequalities


In the past 20 years, income per capita in the rich countries has increased by 30%. In the poorest countries, it has been steadily dropping.

In 1980, the wealth of the richest 5% of the world’s population was six times that of the poorest 5%; today, the wealth of the richest 5% is 200 times that of the poorest 5%. The three richest individuals in the world have more wealth than the poorest 650,000,000 combined.

Distribution of wealth

1.6 billion people have no access to electricity. 2.4 billion people rely on wood fires for cooking. Yet the population of the developed countries wastes an estimated 9 billion gallons of petrol a year just sitting still in traffic jams.

Malnutrition affects 25% of all children, yet 30% of Australians and 34% of Americans are classified as obese.

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The Miniature Earth
Child Poverty
Poverty in Oil-rich Nigeria

 

Renewables News

from Aussie Renewables

 
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    23 Jul 2010, 10:43 am
    Victorian Premier, John Brumby, has announced a plan to source 5% of Victoria’s electricity from large-scale solar plants by 2020. This would require the generation of approximately 2,500 gigawatt-h. […]
  • Sydney Water Capture Plan
    21 Jul 2010, 10:30 am
    The City of Sydney is seeking tenders to develop a Decentralised Water Master Plan aimed at producing more than 10% of the City’s water supply from local sources. Currently, the inner city imports d. […]
  • Culling Feral Animals to Cut Emissions
    15 Jul 2010, 10:01 am
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  • More Geothermal Potential in Victoria
    14 Jul 2010, 9:35 am
    A new geothermal heat flow map published by the Victorian government shows that the State has over ten times more geothermal potential than previously estimated. The new heatflow map highlights the st. […]
  • Clean Technology Forecast for Australia to 2050
    12 Jul 2010, 1:01 pm
    Australian Cleantech has released a report titled "Prosperous Sustainability" which forecasts the development of energy technologies in Australia up to 2050. The main findings of the report include: C. […]

 

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