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Stacked bar chart of U.S. personal carbon footprints by income group in 2019: poorest 10% 7.3 tons, lower income 11.6, middle class 18.2, upper income 37, top 1% 198. The share from investments rises from 2% for the poorest to 68% for the top 1%.

Low(er) Impact Living

Reduce, reuse, recycle… but who’s actually doing it? Here’s how big the average American footprint really is, why the top 1% leave a much bigger mark, and the habits I use to live lighter, ranked from free to $$$$. No guilt, just values in action.