If the 1.5-degree target isn't met, it will be socially disadvantaged and vulnerable population groups who'll suffer most from the consequences of the climate crisis in the future.

Climate demonstrations tend to be dominated by young, urban people with higher levels of education. And yet it's poorer people and those with lower educational qualifications who suffer the most from global warming – despite contributing less to it. Experts are now calling this phenomenon "climate classism".

One of them is German sociologist Andreas Kemper. As he recently explained on the Ö1 Radiokolleg, "climate classism" manifests itself in three ways: First, wealthier people contribute more to the climate crisis because they consume more and therefore emit more CO2. Second, the consequences of climate disasters hit poorer people hardest. Third, climate policy measures that ignore the hardships of low-income households can exacerbate unequal income and wealth distribution.

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