‘A crime of extreme inequality’: Richest 0.1% generate more carbon pollution than half of humanity

Filed by Elara Myst

“The ultra-rich are setting the planet on fire and then charging the rest of us for the extinguishers.”Jake JohnsonOct 27, 2026 The richest 0.1% of humanity generates more planet-heating carbon pollution than nearly half of the global population combined, according to an Oxfam analysis released late Monday as world leaders prepared to gather in Türkiye next month for the United Nations climate summit.The new analysis provides an updated look at global elites’ outsized...