Top contributors to carbon dioxide emissions
This is a collection of the results of various studies regarding the top contributors to carbon dioxide emissions, which is a major greenhouse gas claimed to be responsible for climate change.
Global Emitters
The following table is the top 20 industrial carbon dioxide emitters according to a study conducted in 2017.[1]
Rank | Company | Percentage |
---|---|---|
1 | China (Coal) | 14.32% |
2 | Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco) | 4.50% |
3 | Gazprom OAO | 3.91% |
4 | National Iranian Oil Co | 2.28% |
5 | ExxonMobil Corp | 1.98% |
6 | Coal India | 1.87% |
7 | Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) | 1.87% |
8 | Russia (Coal) | 1.86% |
9 | Royal Dutch Shell PLC | 1.67% |
10 | China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) | 1.56% |
11 | BP | 1.53% |
12 | Chevron Corp | 1.31% |
13 | Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) | 1.23% |
14 | Abu Dhabi National Oil Co | 1.20% |
15 | Poland Coal | 1.16% |
16 | Peabody Energy Corp | 1.15% |
17 | Sonatrach SPA | 1.00% |
18 | Kuwait Petroleum Corp | 1.00% |
19 | Total SA | 0.95% |
20 | BHP Billiton Ltd | 0.91% |
To view the list of all 100 companies, click here |
USA Emitters
This is a list of the top USA companies responsible for carbon dioxide emissions, based on a study conducted by UMass, Amherst in 2013.[2]
Rank | Company | Annual CO2 emissions
(in millions of metric tons) |
---|---|---|
1 | American Electric Power | 130 |
2 | Duke Energy | 127 |
3 | Southern Company | 118 |
4 | U.S. Government | 77 |
5 | Berkshire Hathaway (through MidAmerican Energy) | 71 |
6 | Ameren Corp | 68 |
7 | Luminant | 62 |
8 | FirstEnergy | 53 |
9 | AES Corp | 51 |
10 | Xcel Energy | 51 |
11 | Dominion Resources | 44 |
12 | NRG Energy | 44 |
13 | Edison International | 41 |
14 | ExxonMobil | 39 |
15 | Calpine | 38 |
16 | DTE Energy | 38 |
17 | LG&E and KU Energy LLC | 35 |
18 | Entergy | 35 |
19 | BP America | 34 |
20 | ConocoPhillips (prior to Phillips 66 spinoff) | 31 |
See Also
References
- ↑ Riley, Tess (2017-07-10). "Just 100 companies responsible for 71% of global emissions, study says". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
- ↑ Helman, Christopher. "America's 20 Worst Corporate Air Polluters". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
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