The super-rich profit from both the causes and the costs of the climate crisis, creating a double dividend that incentivizes delayed climate action.

A damning new report shows that the super-rich get a double dividend, profiting from both the causes and costs of the climate crisis. The super-rich are causing the climate crisis AND investing in disaster recovery which both widens inequality AND incentivises them to delay climate action. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/27/super-rich-double-dividend-climate-crisis-oxfam

Super-rich get ‘double dividend’ from causes and costs of climate crisis, report finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/27/super-rich-double-dividend-climate-crisis-oxfam

Super-rich get ‘double dividend’ from causes and costs of climate crisis "The world’s wealthiest people are not just profiting from the polluting causes of climate breakdown, they are also increasingly cashing in on the catastrophic consequences, according to a study by Oxfam. The global equality organisation has found that the richest 0.1% of the world’s population are heavily invested in disaster preparedness, recovery and reconstruction – a market that is projected to grow from $70bn to $92bn a year by 2029. This gives the planet’s wealthiest and most powerful people a “double dividend” from the climate crisis and, more alarmingly, an incentive to delay or disrupt action to solve the problem, the NGO says." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/27/super-rich-double-dividend-climate-crisis-oxfam #EnvironmentalTerrorism #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #News #HumanRights #AnimalRights #PlanetaryRights #Activism #Climate #Environment

Super-rich get ‘double dividend’ from causes and costs of climate crisis, report finds | Climate crisis | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/27/super-rich-double-dividend-climate-crisis-oxfam

📖 Guardian: Super-rich get ‘double dividend’ from causes and costs of climate crisis, report finds Nafkote Dabi, the climate change policy lead at Oxfam International, said: “What’s complex about talking about climate change is everyone likes to think it’s a shared problem, but it’s not. Addressing the climate crisis is really easy. Control the richest, curb their power, curb their emissions, and also tax their wealth.” https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/27/super-rich-double-dividend-climate-crisis-oxfam #oxfam #guardian #climatecrisis #taxtherich