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The language of the Anthropocene has it wrong: not all people are equally responsible for climate breakdown. The global North has contributed 92% of emissions in excess of the planetary boundary. The global South has contributed 8%.
The above graph is from page 118 of Less is More, where I discuss how rich nations have colonized global atmospheric commons, with devastating consequences for the global South. Here is the underlying paper, published today in The Lancet Planetary Health: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(20)30196-0/fulltext
Here is a short thread explaining the method and results: https://twitter.com/jasonhickel/status/1303959208895885312
This data provides a guide to estimating national liability for damages caused by climate breakdown. For instance, we can say that the global North is responsible for 92% of damages due to rising seas, ocean acidification, climate change-induced storms, fires and floods, etc.
