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The potential of wealth taxation to address the triple climate inequality crisis

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The triple climate inequality crisis, or disparities in contributions, impacts and capacity to act within and between countries, is a central issue in addressing climate change. This Comment advocates for progressive wealth taxation as a viable solution to the finance gap.

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Fig. 1: The triple climate inequality crisis.
Fig. 2: Potential revenues from progressive taxation of global centimillionaires versus current adaptation funding flows and needs.

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  1. Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA

    Lucas Chancel

  2. CRIS, Sciences Po, Paris, France

    Lucas Chancel

  3. World Inequality Lab, Paris School of Economics, Paris, France

    Lucas Chancel & Philipp Bothe

  4. CIRAD, Paris, France

    Tancrède Voituriez

  5. Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI-Sciences Po), Paris, France

    Tancrède Voituriez

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Chancel, L., Bothe, P. & Voituriez, T. The potential of wealth taxation to address the triple climate inequality crisis. Nat. Clim. Chang. 14, 5–7 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01891-2

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