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title: "Oxfam analysis finds richest 0.1% emit more carbon than poorest 3.5 billion people"
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published: "2026-10-27T18:25:43.407Z"
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# Oxfam analysis finds richest 0.1% emit more carbon than poorest 3.5 billion people

*The charity’s report released before COP31 says the ultra‑rich are responsible for a disproportionate share of emissions, heat‑related deaths and future climate damage.*

**Scores for the source reporting** (0-100, assessing the original journalism this article was written from, not this write-up): 

- Trust 50 of 100, higher is better. The central claim is attributed to Oxfam, a named body, and figures are given with their origin stated.
- Craft 60 of 100, higher is better. The report quotes the Oxfam International Executive Director and includes opposing views on wealth taxes.
- Hype 45 of 100, lower is better. The headline uses strong language like 'poorest 3.5 billion' but the article provides detailed analysis.

Scored by MediaBias News; method at https://mediabias.news/methodology.

**The short version**

- The richest 0.1% of the global population emit more carbon than the poorest 3.5 billion combined, Oxfam reports.
- The richest 1% are linked to 20% of global warming since 1990, a per‑person impact 100 times higher than the poorest half.
- One year of emissions from the richest 1% would cause an estimated 1.9 million excess heat‑related deaths, 78% of them in low‑ and lower‑middle‑income countries.
- Private jets emit in two seconds the carbon that the poorest half of humanity emits in a full year.

Oxfam released a new analysis ahead of the United Nations climate summit COP31 in Turkey. The study compares carbon emissions across income groups and finds that the world’s richest 0.1%, about eight million people, generate more carbon pollution than the poorest 3.5 billion people combined. It also states that a single individual in that top‑tier contributes nearly four hundred times more to today’s extreme heatwaves than someone in the poorest half of humanity.

The charity adds that the richest 1% are responsible for 20% of global warming since 1990, a per‑person impact a hundred times greater than that of the poorest half. Oxfam calculates that one year of emissions from the richest 1% would lead to 1.9 million excess heat‑related deaths, with 78% of those deaths occurring in low‑ and lower‑middle‑income countries, which together account for only 8% of global emissions.

Private aviation is highlighted as an extreme example of carbon inequality. Oxfam’s data show that private jets emit more carbon in two seconds than the poorest half of humanity emits in an entire year, even though private jets represent a small share of total aviation emissions.

The report also warns that emissions from the richest 1% could generate nearly $53 trillion in climate‑related damage by 2050. Oxfam calls for permanent wealth and income taxes, a fossil‑fuel corporate tax and punitive levies on luxury items such as private jets, alongside increased grant‑based climate finance for the Global Majority.

> "The climate crisis is often described as a shared human challenge. It is not,"
>
> — Amitabh Behar, Oxfam International Executive Director

**$53 trillion** — Projected climate damage by 2050 from emissions of the richest 1% (According to Oxfam’s analysis)

## Omissions

No centre‑rated or right‑rated outlets ran this story, so their perspectives and any additional details they might have added are absent from the coverage.

## Who covered it

Shares of the 50 covering outlets with a published leaning rating:

- Left: 34% (17)
- Centre: 30% (15)
- Right: 36% (18)

56 of 106 covering outlets carried no usable leaning rating and were excluded from those percentages. Coverage measured 2026-10-27T19:39:56.129Z.

**Coverage watch:** developing. Checked 8 times; 2 checks found a material change. Most recently checked 2026-10-27T20:30:24.201Z.

## How the sides framed it

### Left

- CGTN led on Oxfam’s stark inequality findings, using the headline “Oxfam: World’s richest 0.1% produce more carbon than poorest 3.5 billion”. The report reproduced Oxfam’s key statistics, quoted Executive Director Amitabh Behar, and highlighted the charity’s policy calls for wealth taxes and higher climate finance. CGTN described the emissions gap as “a crime of extreme inequality” and stressed the human toll of heat‑related deaths in low‑income nations.

### Centre

- Centre-rated outlets reported that the richest 0.1% of the world's population emits more carbon than the poorest 3.5 billion people. This group, numbering about 8 million people, produces more emissions than 44% of humanity, according to Oxfam.
- These reports also stated that the richest 1% are responsible for 20% of global warming since 1990. The digests noted that the wealthiest individuals can shield themselves from climate crisis effects and profit from climate-related disasters.
- One report highlighted that a single super-rich person contributes nearly 400 times more to extreme weather than someone in the poorest half of the global population. The digests did not specify the cost estimate of the problem.

### Right

- Right-rated outlets reporting on the Oxfam analysis led with the climate impact of private jets and the carbon emissions of the ultra-rich. The digests stated that the richest 0.1% produce more carbon pollution than the poorest 3.5 billion people, or nearly half of humanity.
- Several reports highlighted that private jets emit as much CO2 in half an hour as an average person does in a year. Some digests also noted Oxfam's call for wealth and luxury taxes, and mentioned that billionaires' investments are often in climate-damaging sectors.
- The digests mentioned that the richest 0.1% equals about eight million people. Some reports stated that ultra-rich individuals contribute nearly 400 times more to extreme heat waves than those in the poorest half of the global population.

## Factuality profile of the covering outlets

These are published factuality ratings of the outlets, not a verdict on whether this story or its claims are true.

- mixed: 8
- high: 32
- unknown: 56
- veryHigh: 10

## Verification scope

This page compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It is not a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true.

## Original reporting this was written from

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- [1prime.ru](https://1prime.ru/20261027/ljudi-874666626.html) — The Richest People on the Planet Are Producing More Carbon Emissions.
- [CGTN](https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-27/Oxfam-Richest-0-1-produce-more-carbon-than-poorest-3-5-billion-1Ru4owKPlaU/p.html) — Oxfam: World's richest 0.1% produce more carbon than poorest 3.5 billion
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- [Taipei Times](https://taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2026/10/28/2003866763) — Super-rich cashing in on climate crisis, report finds
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- [24 heures](https://24heures.ca/2026/10/27/inegalite-extreme-les-super-riches-tirent-profit-de-leur-propre-pollution-carbone-denonce-oxfam) — "Extreme Inequality": the Super-Rich "Profited" From Their Own Carbon Pollution, Says Oxfam
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- [TVA Nouvelles](https://tvanouvelles.ca/2026/10/27/inegalite-extreme-les-super-riches-tirent-profit-de-leur-propre-pollution-carbone-denonce-oxfam) — "Extreme Inequality": the Super-Rich "Profited" From Their Own Carbon Pollution, Says Oxfam
- [tz.de](https://tz.de/welt/ein-flug-im-privatjet-wie-ein-jahr-economy-class-der-klimawandel-die-superreichen-und-die-anderen-zr-94560940.html) — A Flight in a Private Jet Like a Year Economy-Class – Climate Change, the Super-Rich and the Others
- [mannheim24.de](https://mannheim24.de/welt/ein-flug-im-privatjet-wie-ein-jahr-economy-class-der-klimawandel-die-superreichen-und-die-anderen-zr-94560940.html) — A Flight in a Private Jet Like a Year Economy-Class – Climate Change, the Super-Rich and the Others
- [merkur.de](https://merkur.de/welt/ein-flug-im-privatjet-wie-ein-jahr-economy-class-der-klimawandel-die-superreichen-und-die-anderen-zr-94560940.html) — A Flight in a Private Jet Like a Year Economy-Class – Climate Change, the Super-Rich and the Others
- [hna.de](https://hna.de/welt/ein-flug-im-privatjet-wie-ein-jahr-economy-class-der-klimawandel-die-superreichen-und-die-anderen-zr-94560940.html) — A Flight in a Private Jet Like a Year Economy-Class – Climate Change, the Super-Rich and the Others
- [op-online.de](https://op-online.de/welt/ein-flug-im-privatjet-wie-ein-jahr-economy-class-der-klimawandel-die-superreichen-und-die-anderen-zr-94560940.html) — A Flight in a Private Jet Like a Year Economy-Class – Climate Change, the Super-Rich and the Others
- [Courrier international](https://courrierinternational.com/article/climat-les-0-1-les-plus-riches-emettent-plus-de-co-que-les-44-les-plus-pauvres-selon-oxfam_282002) — The Richest 0.1 per Cent Emit More CO2 than the Poorest 44 per Cent, Says Oxfam
- [Eco dalle città](https://ecodallecitta.it/crisi-climatica-ricchi-co2) — Climate Crisis: 0.1% Richer Emits More CO2 than the Poorest Half of Humanity
- [Kreiszeitung](https://kreiszeitung.de/welt/ein-flug-im-privatjet-wie-ein-jahr-economy-class-der-klimawandel-die-superreichen-und-die-anderen-zr-94560940.html) — A Flight in a Private Jet Like a Year Economy-Class – Climate Change, the Super-Rich and the Others
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- [novasports.gr](https://novasports.gr/category/epikairotita/article/15196146/oi-eklyseis-diokseidiou-tou-anthraka-apo-idiotika-aeroskafi-efthasan-ta-16-ekat-metrikous-tonous-to-2025) — Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Private Jets to Reach 16 Million Metric Tons in 2025
- [naiz:](https://naiz.eus/es/info/noticia/20261027/el-0-1-de-la-poblacion-contamina-mas-que-media-humanidad-y-se-lucra-de-la-crisis-climatica) — 0.1% of the Population Pollutes More than Half Humanity, According to Oxfam Intermón
- [laprovincia.es](https://laprovincia.es/sociedad/2026/10/27/jets-privados-emisiones-superricos-informe-oxfam-135810095.html) — Private Jets Generate More Emissions in Two Seconds than a Person in the Poorest Half of the World in a Year
- [elcorreogallego.es](https://elcorreogallego.es/sociedad/2026/10/27/jets-privados-emisiones-superricos-informe-oxfam-135810087.html) — Private Jets Generate More Emissions in Two Seconds than a Person in the Poorest Half of the World in a Year
- [lacronicabadajoz.com](https://lacronicabadajoz.com/sociedad/2026/10/27/jets-privados-emisiones-superricos-informe-oxfam-135810096.html) — Private Jets Generate More Emissions in Two Seconds than a Person in the Poorest Half of the World in a Year
- [L'Humanité](https://humanite.fr/environnement/gaz-a-effet-de-serre/comment-le-chaos-climatique-enrichit-lelite-les-01-des-plus-riches-polluent-plus-et-en-plus-ils-en-tirent-profit) — How Climate Chaos Enriches the Elite: the 0.1% of the Richest Pollute More and in Addition They Profit From It
- [Telegraf – Najnovije vesti](https://biznis.telegraf.rs/info-biz/4421927-milijarderi-pretvaraju-haos-u-profit-poplave-i-suse-im-donele-novih-120-milijardi-dolara) — Billionaires Turn "Chaos Into Profit": Floods and Droughts Brought Them a New 120 Billion Dollars
- [mladina.si](https://mladina.si/252140/superbogati-vodijo-svet-v-podnebni-kolaps) — "The Super-Rich Are Leading the World Into Climate Collapse"
- [srpskainfo.com](https://srpskainfo.com/svijet/video-dvostruka-dividenda-najbogatiji-prvo-uniste-planetu-a-onda-debelo-zaradjuju-na-sanaciji-katastrofa) — DOUBLE DIVIDEND The Richest First Destroy the Planet, and Then Make Big Money on Disaster Recovery
- [À Punt](https://apuntmedia.es/noticies/societat/un-estudi-alerta-1-poblacio-rica-contamina-meitat-humanitat_1_1904581.html) — A Study Warns that the Richest 0.1% of the Population Pollutes More than Almost Half of Humanity
- [Pénzcentrum](https://penzcentrum.hu/gazdasag/20261027/a-szupergazdagok-miatt-is-gyorsulhat-a-klimavalsag-8-millio-gazdag-ember-tobb-szen-dioxid-kibocsatasert-felel-mint-35-milliard-szegeny-1207958) — The Climate Crisis May Also Be Accelerating Due to the Super-Rich: 8 Million Wealthy People Are Responsible for More Carbon Dioxide Emissions than 3.5 Billion Poor People
- [newmobility.news](https://newmobility.news/en/2026/10/27/oxfam-climate-chaos-deepens-inequality-and-enriches-the-few) — Oxfam: ‘Climate chaos deepens inequality and enriches the few’
- [Privátbankár.hu](https://privatbankar.hu/cikkek/nemzetkozi/a-klimakatasztrofa-mindket-oldalabol-nyerhetnek-a-szupergazdagok.html) — The Super-Rich Stand to Gain From Both Sides of the Climate Catastrophe
- [telex.hu](https://telex.hu/kulfold/2026/10/27/szupergazdagok-szen-dioxid-kibocsatas-jelentes-ado) — Oxfam: The Super-Rich Are Leading the World Towards Climate Collapse, From Which They Are Profiting Massively
- [vz.ru](https://vz.ru/news/2026/10/27/1468500.html) — The World's Richest People Have Earned Money From the Effects of Climate Change.
- [Il Fatto Quotidiano](https://ilfattoquotidiano.it/2026/10/27/rapporto-oxfam-ricchi-emissioni-notizie/8551166) — Oxfam Report: 0.1% Richer Pollutes More than 3.5 Billion People
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- [Trouw](https://trouw.nl/duurzaamheid-economie/een-minigroepje-superrijken-stoot-net-zo-veel-co-uit-als-de-armste-helft-van-de-wereldbevolking~b37e7918) — A Small Group of the Super-Rich Emits Just as Much CO₂ as the Poorest Half of the World's Population.
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- [TOP News Österreich - Nachrichten aus Österreich und der ganzen Welt](https://top-news.at/2026/10/27/oegb-zu-oxfam-studie-wer-die-klimakrise-anheizt-muss-fuer-ihre-bewaeltigung-zahlen) — ÖGB on Oxfam Study: "If You Are Heating up the Climate Crisis, You Have to Pay for it." TOP News Austria - News From Austria and the Whole World
- [TRT World](https://trtworld.com/article/151b076db308) — Richest 0.1 percent emit more carbon than poorest half of humanity combined: report
- [Daily Sabah](https://dailysabah.com/business/economy/ultra-rich-produce-more-carbon-pollution-than-nearly-half-of-humanity) — Ultra-rich produce more carbon pollution than nearly half of humanity
- [Berliner Morgenpost](https://morgenpost.de/politik/article413517040/privatjets-verursachen-mehr-coE28282-als-arme-im-ganzen-jahr-oxfam-fordert-steuer.html) — Private Jets Cause More CO2 than Poor Throughout the Year – Oxfam Demands Tax
- [Ostthüringer Zeitung](https://otz.de/politik/article413517040/privatjets-verursachen-mehr-coE28282-als-arme-im-ganzen-jahr-oxfam-fordert-steuer.html) — Private Jets Cause More CO2 than Poor Throughout the Year – Oxfam Demands Tax
- [tlz.de](https://tlz.de/politik/article413517040/privatjets-verursachen-mehr-coE28282-als-arme-im-ganzen-jahr-oxfam-fordert-steuer.html) — Private Jets Cause More CO2 than Poor Throughout the Year – Oxfam Demands Tax
- [NL Times](https://nltimes.nl/2026/10/27/super-rich-contributing-400-times-climate-change-poor-oxfam) — Super rich contributing 400 times more to climate change than poor: Oxfam
- [Common Dreams](https://commondreams.org/news/oxfam-0-1-percent-carbon) — 'A Crime of Extreme Inequality': Richest 0.1% Generate More Carbon Pollution Than Half of Humanity
- [rnd.de](https://rnd.de/wissen/oxfam-ueberreiche-treiben-die-welt-in-den-klimakollaps-5JUDYWYRYNFADLAVHPOE7WUGLY.html) — Oxfam: Extensive Driving the World Into Climate Collapse
- [geographical.co.uk](https://geographical.co.uk/news/the-richest-0-1-per-cent-globally-emit-more-than-the-worlds-poorest-44-per-cent-combined) — The richest 0.1 per cent globally emit more than the world's poorest 44 per cent combined
- [Anadolu Ajansı](https://aa.com.tr/en/world/richest-01-produce-more-carbon-pollution-than-poorest-half-of-humanity-report/4102109) — Richest 0.1% Produce More Carbon Pollution than Poorest Half of Humanity: Report
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- [koutipandoras.gr](https://koutipandoras.gr/article/klimatiki-krisi-ta-idiotika-aeroskafi-pnigoun-ton-planiti-sto-dioxeidio-tou-anthraka) — Climate Crisis: Private Jets Are Drowning the Planet in Carbon Dioxide | Pandora's Box
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- [El Economista](https://eleconomista.com.mx/internacionales/0-1-rico-contamina-mitad-humanidad-gana-desastres-climaticos-oxfam-20261027-840699.html) — The Richest 0.1% Pollutes More than Half of Humanity and Earns From Climate Disasters: Oxfam
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- [Naftemporiki](https://naftemporiki.gr/green/climate/2180652/oxfam-sta-16-ekat-metrikoys-tonoys-oi-eklyseis-dioxeidioy-toy-anthraka-apo-idiotika-aeroskafi-to-2025-oi-yperploysioi-odigoyn-ton-kosmo-pros-tin-klimatiki-katarreysi) — Oxfam: Private Jets to Emit 16 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide by 2025 - "The Super-Rich Are Driving the World Towards Climate Collapse"
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- [Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF)](https://srf.ch/news/international/analyse-von-oxfam-superreiche-verursachen-16-millionen-tonnen-co2-mit-privatjets) — Super-Rich Cause 16 Million Tons of CO2 with Private Jets
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- [Radio France](https://radiofrance.fr/franceinter/podcasts/l-info-de-france-inter/les-0-1-les-plus-riches-emettent-pres-de-la-moitie-de-l-humanite-selon-un-rapport-d-oxfam-1339241) — The Richest 0.1% Emit More Carbon than Almost Half of Humanity, According to an Oxfam Report
- [Die Presse](https://diepresse.com/41393261/oxfam-analyse-superreiche-heizen-mit-privatjets-klimakrise-an) — Oxfam Analysis: Super-Rich Heating up with Privatjet's Climate Crisis
- [Kurier](https://kurier.at/chronik/welt/superreiche-privatjets-klimakrise-milliarden-oxfam/403201009) — Serious Allegations: "Super-Rich Are Driving the World Into Climate Collapse
- [Frankfurter Allgemeine](https://faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/auto-verkehr/oxfam-privatjets-verursachen-16-millionen-tonnen-co2-pro-jahr-accg-201624167.html) — Oxfam: Private Jets Cause 16 Million Tonnes of CO2 per Year
- [Irish Examiner](https://irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41929323.html) — Bunker-buying billionaires greatly contributing to climate disasters, report claims
- [Irish Times](https://irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/10/27/richest-01-of-world-have-greater-carbon-footprint-than-poorest-44) — Richest 0.1% of world have greater carbon footprint than poorest 44%
- [khbrknews](https://khbrknews.com/the-carbon-footprint-of-the-ultrarich) — The Carbon Footprint of the Ultrarich
- [Kronen Zeitung](https://krone.at/4350524) — Private Jets Fuel Climate Crisis More than Thought
- [ORF.at News](https://orf.at/stories/3446251) — Oxfam Analysis: Private Jets Exacerbate Climate Crisis
- [Svenska Dagbladet](https://svd.se/a/p1ygJE/tusentals-privatflyg-fran-sverige-enorma-utslapp) — Thousands of Private Flights From Sweden: "Huge Emissions"
- [borskollen.se](https://borskollen.se/nyheter/27/svenska-privatflygen-slapper-ut-pa-tva-timmar-vad-en-svensk-gor-pa-ett-ar) — Swedish Private Flights Emit in Two Hours What a Swede Does in a Year
- [Göteborgs-Posten](https://gp.se/asikt-och-debatt/debatt/sjalvklart-ska-de-superrika-betala-for-sina-stora-klimatutslapp.af4608cf-ddb9-5b88-86d4-21f8b933ef88) — Of Course, the Super-Rich Should Pay for Their Large Climate Emissions
- [BNR Nieuwsradio](https://bnr.nl/nieuws/economie/10614495/oxfam-superrijken-verdienen-aan-klimaatrampen-die-ze-zelf-veroorzaken) — Oxfam: the Super-Rich Profit From Climate Disasters They Cause Themselves
- [Oxfam France](https://oxfamfrance.org/non-classe/les-01-les-plus-riches-emettent-plus-de-carbone-que-pres-de-la-moitie-de-lhumanite-et-profitent-des-catastrophes-climatiques-quils-provoquent) — The Richest 0.1% Emit More Carbon than Almost Half of Humanity, and Benefit From the Climate Disasters They Cause
- [Time Magazine](https://time.com/article/2026/10/27/carbon-emissions-ultra-rich-oxfam-report) — The Carbon Footprint of the Ultrarich
- [Welt](https://welt.de/vermischtes/article6adfebea7846c6ec50e70cf2/oxfam-bericht-ueberreiche-treiben-welt-in-klimakollaps-privatjets-verursachen-16-millionen-tonnen-co2.html) — Oxfam Report: "Abundantly Drifting World Into Climate Collapse – Private Jets Cause 16 Million Tons of CO2
- [rtl.nl](https://rtl.nl/nieuws/buitenland/artikel/5661208/oxfam-klimaatrapport-allerrijksten-stoten-meer-co2-uit-dan-helft) — Oxfam: the Super-Rich Profit From the Climate Disasters They Cause
- [Felix Victorino](https://fvdigital.do/un-estudio-alerta-de-que-el-01-mas-rico-contamina-mas-que-casi-la-mitad-de-la-humanidad-fvdigital) — A Study Alerts that the Richest 0.1% Pollutes More than Almost Half of Humanity #FVDigital
- [Tiroler Tageszeitung Online](https://tt.com/artikel/30945467/analyse-superreiche-heizen-mit-privatjets-klimakrise-an) — Analysis: Super-Rich Heats up with Private Jets' Climate Crisis
- [vienna.at](https://vienna.at/analyse-superreiche-heizen-mit-privatjets-klimakrise-an/10583465) — Super Rich and Private Jets: Oxfam Criticizes Climate Damage
- [t-online](https://t-online.de/nachrichten/klima-und-umwelt/id_101498786/klima-oxfam-macht-superreichen-vorwuerfe.html) — Oxfam Accuses Billionaires of Heating up the Climate Crisis
- [Hola News](https://holanews.com/un-estudio-alerta-de-que-el-01-mas-rico-contamina-mas-que-casi-la-mitad-de-la-humanidad) — A Study Alerts that the Richest 0.1% Pollutes More than Almost Half of Humanity
- [NationalWorld](https://nationalworld.com/news/scotland-private-jet-tax-oxfam-co2-emissions-air-passenger-duty-9310205) — Oxfam demands huge private jet tax as Scotland records 1,101 flights in a month
- [Sueddeutsche Zeitung](https://sueddeutsche.de/politik/oxfam-klimawandel-superreiche-treibhausgasemissionen-nepal-li.3568984) — New Study: Super-Rich Heat up the Climate – and Benefit From the Damage
- [Noticias ao Minuto](https://noticiasaominuto.com/mundo/3073436/cop31-super-ricos-poluem-mais-do-que-quase-metade-da-humanidade-oxfam) — Super-Rich Pollutes More than Almost Half of Humanity
- [Reporterre, le quotidien de l'écologie…](https://reporterre.net/Les-0-1-les-plus-riches-polluent-plus-que-les-3-5-milliards-de-personnes-les-plus-pauvres) — The Richest 0.1% Pollute More than the Poorest 3.5 Billion People
- [oxfam.org](https://oxfam.org/en/press-releases/ultra-rich-01-produce-more-carbon-pollution-nearly-half-humanity-while-cashing) — Ultra-rich 0.1% produce more carbon pollution than nearly half of humanity while cashing in on the climate disasters they create
- [ecoticias.com](https://ecoticias.com/cambio-climatico/emisiones-superricos-oxfam-desigualdad-climatica) — Superrich Emissions: the Richest 0.1% Exceeds the Poorest 3.5 Billion, According to Oxfam
- [La Croix](https://la-croix.com/planete/ces-8-millions-de-personnes-qui-emettent-presque-autant-de-co2-que-la-moitie-de-l-humanite-20261026) — The 8 Million People Who Emit Almost as Much CO2 as Half of Humanity
- [Reformatorisch Dagblad](https://rd.nl/a/oxfam-superrijken-verdienen-aan-klimaatrampen-die-ze-veroorzaken) — Oxfam: the Super-Rich Profit From the Climate Disasters They Cause
- [Algemeen Dagblad](https://ad.nl/economie/iedereen-even-schuldig-aan-klimaatcrisis-onzin-stelt-oxfam-novib-superrijken-steken-aarde-in-de-fik~af840c43) — Is Everyone Equally to Blame for the Climate Crisis? Nonsense, States Oxfam Novib: ‘The Super-Rich Are Setting the Earth on Fire’
- [gelderlander.nl](https://gelderlander.nl/binnenland/iedereen-even-schuldig-aan-klimaatcrisis-onzin-stelt-oxfam-novib-superrijken-steken-aarde-in-de-fik~af840c43) — Is Everyone Equally to Blame for the Climate Crisis? Nonsense, States Oxfam Novib: ‘The Super-Rich Are Setting the Earth on Fire’
- [bndestem.nl](https://bndestem.nl/economie/allerrijksten-hebben-grootste-co2-uitstoot-en-verdienen-zelfs-aan-ellende-klimaatverandering~af840c43) — The Wealthiest Have the Highest CO2 Emissions and Even Profit From the Misery of Climate Change.
- [udgtv](https://udgtv.com/noticias/un-estudio-alerta-de-que-el-0-1--mas-rico-contamina-mas/335818) — A Study Alerts that the Richest 0.1% Pollutes More than Almost Half of Humanity

## Questions

**What does Oxfam say about the carbon emissions of the richest 0.1%?**

Oxfam says the world’s richest 0.1%, about eight million people, produce more carbon pollution than the poorest 3.5 billion people combined, highlighting a massive disparity in emissions across income groups.

**How many excess heat‑related deaths could result from emissions of the richest 1%?**

The analysis estimates that one year of emissions by the richest 1% would cause 1.9 million excess heat‑related deaths, with 78% of those deaths occurring in low‑ and lower‑middle‑income countries.

**What policy measures does Oxfam recommend in response to the findings?**

Oxfam calls for permanent wealth and income taxes, a permanent tax on fossil‑fuel corporations, punitive taxes on luxury items such as private jets, and a tripling of grant‑based climate finance for the Global Majority by 2035.

**When and where will COP31 be held?**

The 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) is scheduled for 9 to 20 November 2026 at the Antalya EXPO Center in Turkey.

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