Top contributors to greenhouse gas emissions

This is a collection of the results of various studies regarding the top contributors by business organization to atmospheric greenhouse gas emissions 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  Australia, United Kingdom 0.91%
SUM 47.2%

Largest point source

As of 2020, Secunda CTL, a synthetic fuel plant in South Africa, is the world's largest single emitter, at 56.5 million tonnes of CO2 a year.[2] It is estimated that, if built, the proposed Afşin-Elbistan C power station in Turkey would have CO2 emissions of more than 60 million tonnes per year.[3] As of 2021 the gas-fired power plant which emits the most is the Surgut-2 Power Station in Russia, with 31.5 million tonnes.[4]

See also

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
  1. Riley, Tess (Jul 10, 2017). "Just 100 companies responsible for 71% of global emissions, study says". The Guardian. Retrieved Aug 7, 2018.
  2. "The World's Biggest Emitter of Greenhouse Gases". Bloomberg.com. 2020-03-17. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  3. 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'
  4. "Electricity Generation" (PDF).
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