Income Inequality

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• Gini coefficient - A Gini coefficient of zero expresses perfect equality (everyone has the same income). A Gini coefficient of one (or 100%) expresses maximal inequality among values (e.g., one person has all the income).

• the emissions attributable to the richest 1 percent of the global population account for more than double those of the poorest 50 percent (12/9/20)