The world's richest 0.1 percent, approximately 8 million people, produces more carbon pollution than the poorest 3.5 billion people combined, according to a press release issued by Oxfam International on October 27, 2026. The analysis was published ahead of the UN climate summit (COP31) in Türkiye. It argues that the super-rich are driving climate breakdown through outsized emissions while shielding themselves from consequences. The report also claims they are increasingly profiting from the resulting destruction. Oxfam is urging governments to make rich polluters pay and to end climate profiteering.