A dozen of the world’s richest billionaires are responsible for nearly 17m tonnes of greenhouse emissions

Emissions from dwellings, transport, yachts and investments, tonnes of CO2 equivalent, millions

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Carlos Slim

Bill Gates

Jeff Bezos

Larry Page

Sergey Brin

Bernard Arnault

Michael Dell

Roman

Larry Ellison

Elon Musk

Eric Schmidt

Laurene Powell

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Carlos Slim

Bill Gates

Jeff Bezos

Larry Page

Sergey Brin

Bernard Arnault

Michael Dell

Roman

Larry Ellison

Elon Musk

Eric Schmidt

Laurene Powell

Guardian graphic. Source: Beatriz Barros & Richard Wilk. Note: carbon footprints of investments were calculated using equity stakes held in a company by each individual and estimates of the carbon impact of company’s holdings calculated using their declarations on emissions