{"id":24935,"date":"2023-11-30T20:47:29","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T20:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=24935"},"modified":"2023-11-30T20:50:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T20:50:45","slug":"so-mr-big-stuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=24935","title":{"rendered":"So&#8230;Mr. Big Stuff&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jean Knight&#8217;s recent passing reminds us of her great perennial classic hit that continues to nail&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<cite> <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Click video link to watch Ms. Knight strut her stuff!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure 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style=\"width:1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Court-Painter-Mr-Big-Stuff.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Court-Painter-Mr-Big-Stuff-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Court-Painter-Mr-Big-Stuff-768x420.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Court Painter &amp; Mr. Big Stuff with portrait of Jean Knight<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oh and then there is this climate related story nailing the super rich <\/p>\n<cite> <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/climate-and-environment\/top-1-per-cent-wealthiest-responsible-for-same-amount-of-carbon-emissions-as-bottom-66-per-cent-1.6652001\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/climate-and-environment\/top-1-per-cent-wealthiest-responsible-for-same-amount-of-carbon-emissions-as-bottom-66-per-cent-1.6652001\">https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/climate-and-environment\/top-1-per-cent-wealthiest-responsible-for-same-amount-of-carbon-emissions-as-bottom-66-per-cent-1.6652001<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Source<\/em>: CTV News November 20\/23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Excerpted from article:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Top 1 per cent wealthiest responsible for same amount of carbon emissions as bottom 66 per cent<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The excesses of extreme wealth can mean a huge climate toll. The report cited 2022 research from Greenpeace which found that European private jets emitted a total of 5.3 million tonnes of CO2 between 2020 and 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The big problem, the data shows, is where billionaires invest their money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAccording to Oxfam data, the share of billionaire investments that were invested in polluting industries was double that of the average investor, and these investments accounted for 50 per cent to 70 per cent of the emissions from the super-rich.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe can&#8217;t simplify the problem by only looking at a handful of countries, we really have to look at the super rich as a group, regardless of where they live, and hold them accountable for the impact they&#8217;re having,\u201d Ian Thomson, Policy Manager at Oxfam Canada, said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the Oxfam report, a tax of around 60 per cent on the incomes of the super-rich globally would cut the carbon equivalent to more than the total 2019 emissions of the U.K., and could raise US$6.4 trillion in the process, which could be reinvested into renewable energy and a transition away from fossil fuels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Solutions for climate can also be solutions for justice and equity, and by tackling climate change we can create a better and safer and more just world .<\/p>\n<cite> <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click video link to watch Ms. Knight strut her stuff! 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