World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam

Private jets at an airport in Arizona, US. Not only are the super-rich responsible for most carbon emissions, but they also invest in the most polluting industries. Photograph: Ross D Franklin/AP

The world’s richest 1% have used up their fair share of carbon emissions just 10 days into 2026, analysis has found.

Meanwhile, the richest 0.1% took just three days to exhaust their annual carbon budget, according to the research by Oxfam.