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Statistics
2.6 percent of global carbon emitted
2.6%
Percentage of global carbon emissions emitted by low-income countries (consisting of 1.2 billion people) in 2005.
World Population 2050
8
billion of the world's 9 billion people will be in the developing world by 2050.
WGI pillars
6
The number of aggregate indicators of the quality of governance, as measured by the Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI): Voice and Accountability, Political Stability, Government Effectiveness, Regulatory Quality, Rule of Law and Control of Corruption.
Tags:
corruption as a regressive tax, bribes to police by income, Global Corruption Barometer
25
percent of low income people reported paying bribes to the police, while 15 percent of high income people reported bribe payments for the same service, according to the 2009 Global Corruption Barometer.
2.2 tons of CO2
2.2
tons of CO2 are emitted per year, from energy use and land-use change, by each person in low-income countries. 5.6 & 15.4 tons are emitted by residents of middle- & high-income countries, respectively.
Estimated dollars held in tax havens
11.5 trillion
The maximum amount of dollars held in tax havens, estimated by the OECD. The minimum estimate is 1.7 trillion.
80-120 Million
80
to 120 million people are at risk of hunger due to climate change, 70-80% will be in Africa (UNFCCC)
950
950
natural catastrophes occurred in 2007, compared to 850 in 2006, a 12% increase (International Union for Conservation of Nature).
150K
150K
deaths can already be attributed to climate change annually (World Health Organization 2007).