No, eradicating poverty is not gonna mess with climate goals
“For years, environmental researchers have been trying to understand if providing a decent living for everyone on Earth would be at odds with reaching our most ambitious climate goals. After all, eradicating poverty means consuming more energy: paving new roads, building hospitals and schools, and providing decent housing with clean water and heating. Some researchers have even argued that the world needs to decide ‘what level of poverty we’re OK with’ if we want to stay on track with reaching climate goals.
New research, however, finds that eradicating poverty while still meeting global climate targets may not be such a lofty ideal after all.”