The problem is hiding in plain sight when the world’s richest openly admit they see climate breakdown coming — but only as a problem for others. A new global report,Billionaire Ambitions Report 2025, is a revealing read. It shows super-rich wealth has hit an all-time high of $15.8 trillion, up 13% in a single year.
And to future-proof this dystopia, they plan to transfer nearly six trillion dollars of dynastic power to their nepo-baby kids to lock wealth into bloodlines while the 99% face floods, hunger, and repression today. It is a tale of two realities — Gen Z versus the billionaires. While billionairespublicly admit they know climate collapse is a “challenge for young people”, just 14% of them think it will threaten their own wealth anytime soon.
More than half say climate change will be one of the biggest challenges young people must overcome, while the same billionaires say that their worries are about tariffs, taxes and market volatility hurting their profits. The elite know the world is burning, and are betting they will be dead or safe behind high gates when the flames reach them. Those most responsible build bunkers and monetise “solutions” to sell back to us at a profit.
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Democracies are under attack as corporate money and authoritarian strongmen team up to crush our rights, our power and try to end hope. Rigged economies keep the 99% under the yoke of the 1%, while the ultra rich get record returns from our pain.
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