A new Oxfam analysis, released ahead of COP31 in Türkiye, finds that the world's wealthiest 8 million people produce more carbon pollution than the poorest 3.5 billion people combined. Oxfam says a person in this top 0.1% has contributed nearly 400 times more to current extreme heatwaves than someone in the poorest half of humanity, and that this group alone emits over three times more than all of Sub-Saharan Africa's 1.3 billion residents. The report also introduces a 'Destroy & Rebuild Index' tracking how wealthy investors in polluting industries are also profiting from disaster recovery and preparedness businesses.
oxfam.org
· 2026-10-29
The US Environmental Protection Agency announced on September 14 that it is rescinding the 2024 Carbon Pollution Standards, which had required coal plants and new gas plants to capture 90 percent of their carbon emissions or close by 2039. The agency says the rollback will save industry $370 million in compliance costs, but has not disclosed the resulting public health toll.
text.hrw.org
· 2026-09-20
The EPA finalized a rule dismantling most of the 2024 Carbon Pollution Standards for power plants, claiming the Clean Air Act doesn't authorize requiring pollution control technology it deems unproven. The agency also proposed eliminating all remaining greenhouse gas emissions requirements for power plants, asserting their emissions have no meaningful climate impact.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-09-15
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