At the most fundamental level, resource consumption drives carbon emissions – and it should come as no surprise that the wealthy tend to have a larger-than-average carbon footprint. A 2023 report authored by researchers at the Paris School of Economics found that the wealthiest 10% of the world’s population accounts for nearly half of all greenhouse gas emissions globally.
With a net worth of $3.1 billion, as estimated by Bloomberg in November 2023, Donald Trump is one of fewer than 800 billionaires in the United States. Like others in his 10-figure cohort, Trump’s personal contribution to global emissions exceeds that of an ordinary American by orders of magnitude.
According to The Nature Conservancy, a non-profit environmental group, the average American creates about 16 tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year. These emissions, known as a carbon footprint, are generated by everyday necessities like travel, dining, shopping, doing laundry, or running a furnace or air conditioner.
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