THE SOLUTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE IS POVERTY HERE IS WHAT "THE SCIENCE" SAYS: Emissions would rise by 26% in a world without poverty, Amsterdam study says. Greenhouse gas emissions would grow an additional 26 percent if everyone in the world escaped poverty and no changes were made to how wealthier groups consume resources. Water and land use, as well as nutrient pollution would also increase by 2 to 5 percent, researchers wrote in the peer-reviewed scientific journal, Nature Sustainability, on Thursday. The study was led by researchers from the University of Amsterdam (UvA) who examined data from 2018. For that year, it was calculated how much extra strain humanity would place on the planet if everyone had "fair access" to "the minimum requirements for a dignified existence.