<p>In this article the author make some initial comments on Thomas Piketty and Lucas Chancel’s recently published report which highlights the unequal distribution of carbon footprints across different income groups.</p>
<p>His emphasis is on the carbon footprint of the richest 1% because I believe this should be the priority for future research and is why he wrote his working paper on this subject area.</p>
<p>However, given the scale of the problem it is clear action is needed across society to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.</p>
<p>[adapted from source]</p>