Top contributors to greenhouse gas emissions
This is a collection of the results of various studies regarding the top contributors to atmospheric greenhouse gases responsible for climate change.
Global emitters (1988 to 2015)
The following table shows the top 20 industrial greenhouse gas emitters from 1988 to 2015 according to a study conducted in 2017,[1] based on the Carbon Majors Database.
| Rank | Company | Country | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (Coal) |  China |
14.32% |
| 2 | Saudi Aramco |  Saudi Arabia |
4.50% |
| 3 | Gazprom |  Russia |
3.91% |
| 4 | National Iranian Oil Company |  Iran |
2.28% |
| 5 | ExxonMobil |  United States |
1.98% |
| 6 | Coal India |  India |
1.87% |
| 7 | Pemex |  Mexico |
1.87% |
| 8 | Russia (Coal) | Russia |
1.86% |
| 9 | Royal Dutch Shell |  Netherlands, United Kingdom |
1.67% |
| 10 | China National Petroleum Corporation | China |
1.56% |
| 11 | BP | United Kingdom |
1.53% |
| 12 | Chevron Corporation | United States |
1.31% |
| 13 | PDVSA |  Venezuela |
1.23% |
| 14 | Abu Dhabi National Oil Company |  United Arab Emirates |
1.20% |
| 15 | Poland (Coal) |  Poland |
1.16% |
| 16 | Peabody Energy | United States |
1.15% |
| 17 | Sonatrach |  Algeria |
1.00% |
| 18 | Kuwait Petroleum Corporation |  Kuwait |
1.00% |
| 19 | Total SA |  France |
0.95% |
| 20 | BHP | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia, United Kingdom |
0.91% |
Global emitters (1965 to 2017)
The following table shows the top 20 industrial greenhouse gas emitters from 1965 to 2017 according to a study conducted in 2019, based on the Climate Accountability Institute.[2]
| Rank | Company | Country | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Aramco | Saudi Arabia |
4.38% |
| 2 | Chevron Corporation | United States |
3.20% |
| 3 | Gazprom | Russia |
3.19% |
| 4 | ExxonMobil | United States |
3.09% |
| 5 | National Iranian Oil Company | Iran |
2.63% |
| 6 | BP | United Kingdom |
2.51% |
| 7 | Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands, United Kingdom |
2.36% |
| 8 | Coal India | India |
1.71% |
| 9 | Pemex | Mexico |
1.67% |
| 10 | Petróleos de Venezuela | Venezuela |
1.16% |
| 11 | China National Petroleum Corporation | China |
1.15% |
| 12 | Peabody Energy | United States |
1.14% |
| 13 | ConocoPhillips | United States |
1.12% |
| 14 | Abu Dhabi National Oil Company | United Arab Emirates |
1.01% |
| 15 | Kuwait Petroleum Corporation | Kuwait |
1.00% |
| 16 | Iraq National Oil Company |  Iraq |
0.93% |
| 17 | Total SA | France |
0.91% |
| 18 | Sonatrach | Algeria |
0.91% |
| 19 | BHP | Australia, United Kingdom |
0.72% |
| 20 | Petrobras |  Brazil |
0.64% |
Largest point source
As of 2020 Secunda CTL in South Africa is the world's largest single emitter, at 56.5 million tonnes CO2 a year.[3] However the planned Afşin-Elbistan C power station in Turkey environmental impact assessment estimated CO
2 emissions would be more than 60 million tonnes of CO
2 per year.[4]
See also
- List of countries by carbon dioxide emissions
- List of countries by greenhouse gas emissions
- Greenhouse gas footprint
Bibliography
- Çınar Engineering Consultancy (March 2020). Afşi̇n C Termi̇k Santrali, açık Kömür İşletmesi̇ Ve Düzenli̇ Depolama Alanı Projesi̇ Nihai ÇED Raporu [Afşin C power station, open coal workings and regular storage area final environmental impact report] (Report) (in Turkish). Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation (Turkey).
References
- Riley, Tess (Jul 10, 2017). "Just 100 companies responsible for 71% of global emissions, study says". The Guardian. Retrieved Aug 7, 2018.
- Taylor, Matthew; Watts, Jonathan (2019-10-09). "Revealed: the 20 firms behind a third of all carbon emissions". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
- "The World's Biggest Emitter of Greenhouse Gases". Bloomberg.com. 2020-03-17. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- Çınar (2020), p. 319.
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