the 1% the petition is talking about is global, as well as the ownership claims, and the CO2 pollution claim.
it’s worded a bit oddly, but they want to tax the “global 1%”, not (just) the “EU 1%”.
as you pointed out, there’s a pretty big difference between the two.
since the initiatives goals are largely about climate change, which is obviously a global problem in need of global solutions, this framing makes sense. it could have been written a bit clearer…
No. If you own 40.000€ per year, you are in the top 1% globally. So, „taxing the rich 1%“ means not only taxing billionaires, but also average incomes in western countries.
Edit: Here you can check how rich you actually are: How rich am I?
Nice Website but its only checks your income. If you have to work for your money your not rich in a western country
