Part4
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Capitalism evolved out of feudalism in large part due to the availability of fossil fuels. The claim is that capitalism is necessary to manage scarcity, in fact capitalism evolved in the greatest period of wealth humankind will likely ever know. Fossil fuels power capitalism. It is the system that evolved to turn fossil fuels into wealth for the richest.
We could have a currency backed by carbon emissions, which we could use to ration fossil fuel use, but, well, we won't.
The last time I checked (which was a while ago) the richest 10% emit more than the poorest 90%. There is little to no chance things have become more equitable in the meantime.
Fossil fuels power capitalism. The actual individual doesn't matter: billionaires, millionaires, the richest 10%, and the poorest 90%, are a function of the economic system.
There is no way to mitigate climate change under capitalism.
The poorest 90% contains the world's armies. But even if you could eliminate them you wouldn't reduce emissions enough to stop catastrophic climate change.