So Chelsea, starting the year off. I shouldn't
say starting the year off. We're starting off
the recording year, I guess. Oh, yeah. And I
thought it would be good to check up on our rich
friends. And I got this article from Oxfam International
on them. Published on January 9th, 2026. Article
title, the richest 1 % have blown through their
fair share of carbon emissions for 2026 in just
10 days, says Oxfam. Same. No. Not me. No. I
think I misunderstood that. Okay. Let's read
further. The richest 1 % have exhausted their
annual carbon budget. The amount of CO2 that
can be emitted while staying within 1 .5 degrees
of warming only 10 days into the year, according
to a new analysis from Oxfam, the richest 0 .1
% already used up their carbon limit by the 3rd
of January. Wow. This day, named by... oxfam
as plutocrats day highlights how the super rich
are disproportionately responsible for driving
the climate crisis the emissions of the richest
one percent generated in one year alone will
cause an estimated 1 .3 million heat -related
deaths by the end of the century That is insane.
Meanwhile... Those who have done the least to
cause the climate crisis, including communities
in poorer and climate vulnerable countries, indigenous
groups, women and girls, will be the worst impacted.
Quote, time and time again, the research shows
that governments have a very clear and simple
route to drastically slash carbon emissions and
tackle inequality. By cracking down on the gross
carbon recklessness of the super -rich, global
leaders have an opportunity to put the world
back on track for climate targets and unlock
net benefits for people and the planet. End quote,
said Oxfam climate policy lead, Nafkot Dabi.
On top of their lifestyle emissions, the super
rich are also investing in the most polluting
industries. Oxfam's research finds that each
billionaire carries, on average, an investment
portfolio in companies that will produce 1 .9
billion tons of carbon dioxide a year, further
locking the world into a climate breakdown. The
wealthiest individuals and corporations also
hold disproportionate power and influence. The
number of lobbyists from fossil fuel companies
attending the recent COP summit in Brazil, for
example, was more than any delegation apart from
the host nation with 1 ,600 attendees. Quote,
the immense power and wealth of super -rich individuals
and corporations have also allowed them to wield
unjust influence over policymaking and watered
-down climate negotiations. End quote, Nefcott
Dabi added. Oxfam calls on governments to slash
the emissions of the super rich and make rich
polluters pay through increased taxes on income
and wealth for the super rich and proactively
support and engage on the negotiations for the
UN Convention of International Tax Cooperation
to deliver a fair global architecture. Excess
profit taxes on fossil fuel corporations. A rich
polluter profit tax on 585 oil, gas, and coal
companies could raise up to 400 US billion in
its first year, equivalent to the cost of climate
damage to the global south. Ban or punitively
tax carbon -intensive luxury items such as superyachts
and private jets. The carbon footprint of a super
-rich European accumulated from nearly a week
of using a superyacht and private jets matches
the lifetime carbon footprint of someone in the
world's poorest 1%. and build an equal economic
system that puts people and planet first by rejecting
dominant neoliberal economics and moving towards
an economy based on sustainability and equality.
That is the article. It has a lot of footnotes,
but I just thought it... you know start the year
off and like look at that not even 10 days in
and they've used up their emissions which I assume
means they'll stop. Yeah yeah of course they'll
stop it's only three days in they just wanted
to get it over with and then they won't do it
anymore I'm sure. Yeah. You know what like they
should just say like we're not allowing you to
have anything that's going to surpass the carbon
emissions that you're able to within this amount
of time. Do you mean kind of like a breathalyzer?
Kind of like a breathalyzer for somebody who's
gotten too many DUIs so they can't start their
car without breathing into it. Yeah, exactly.
But you know what? They're not going to do it
because capitalism. Yeah, and I think the orcas
should be the ones enforcing this system. And
I think they are, slowly but surely. Yeah, they
might need to get into bigger pods for the bigger
super yachts, but I have faith in them. And the
thing that I worry about the most with the super
rich is that they're learning from the orcas
that they just don't have big enough boats. Yeah.
So are you saying that orcas should get boats
no i'm thinking that the rich are going to get
bigger boats to stave off orca attacks yeah and
it's just going to leave the lesser rich to the
orcas to take care of it's also an option that
the orcas do get boats they should do that we
can try away from them they can take the super
yacht boats board them, and the super rich can
therefore become orcas, just like the wolves
did. Yeah. And who are our scientists to tell
them that they can't do that? I don't think we
should put limitations on orcas. Our scientists
just did tell them that. Anyhow, orcas, you've
got 48 hours. Figure it out. I know you listen
to this. Yep. We love you. Anyhow, bye.