Oxfam says the richest 0.1% emit more carbon than the poorest 44% of humanity

Share of emissions

8 million richest people 3.5 billion poorest 44%

The richest 0.1%, about 8 million people, emit more than the poorest 3.5 billion. They are responsible for 7 per cent of global warming since 1990.

People who own private jets

250,000 private jet owners

About 250,000 people own private jets, and a single flight emits as much CO2 as the average person does in a year.

Extra heat deaths, per Oxfam

1.9M deaths

The richest 1%'s emissions in one year will cause an estimated 1.9 million extra heat deaths, 78 per cent of them in low-income countries.

What's next

Ahead of the COP31 climate summit in Turkey, Oxfam urges governments to tax wealth, fossil-fuel companies and luxury goods like private jets.

World · 6 d ago

Oxfam says the richest 0.1% emit more carbon than the poorest 44% of humanity

The richest 0.1%, about 8 million people, emit more than the poorest 3.5 billion. They are responsible for 7 per cent of global warming since 1990.

About 250,000 people own private jets, and a single flight emits as much CO2 as the average person does in a year.

The richest 1%'s emissions in one year will cause an estimated 1.9 million extra heat deaths, 78 per cent of them in low-income countries.

Ahead of the COP31 climate summit in Turkey, Oxfam urges governments to tax wealth, fossil-fuel companies and luxury goods like private jets.

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