Rich people produce many times more greenhouse gases than poor people. That's a fact. But simply redistributing wealth will not reduce emissions. What we didn't learn this summer: The pools of the rich in cities are causing more than climate change. Four hours on a private jet will cause the same amount of CO2 emissions as the average EU citizen in an entire year. And anyone who flies into space as a space tourist with Elon Musk's SpaceX is responsible for as much greenhouse gases in eleven minutes as the poorest people on the planet in their entire lives. (Matthew Auer, diepresse )