Top contributors to greenhouse gas emissions
This is a collection of the results of various studies regarding the top contributors by business organisation 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 | Shell |  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 |  France |
0.95% |
| 20 | BHP | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia, United Kingdom |
0.91% |
| SUM | 47.2% | ||
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.[2] However the planned Afşin-Elbistan C power station in Turkey environmental impact assessment estimated CO2 emissions would be more than 60 million tonnes of CO2 per year.[3]
See also
- Attribution of recent climate change
- List of countries by carbon dioxide emissions
- List of countries by greenhouse gas emissions
- Carbon 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.
- "The World's Biggest Emitter of Greenhouse Gases". Bloomberg.com. 2020-03-17. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
- Çınar (2020), p. 319:
'Atmosfere Verilecek CO2 Miktarı: ... = 61.636.279,98 tCO2/yıl' means 'Amount of CO2 which will be emitted to the atmosphere: ... = 61,636,279.98 tCO2/year'
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