The world's nine largest greenhouse gas emitters in 2022 were all oil and gas fields. The biggest polluter of all was the Permian Basin in Texas, which released 216 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) from oil and gas production activities. Other major polluters included steel plants, power stations, and refineries, as well as a road network in Los Angeles. Combined, the 25 most polluting physical assets produced globally an estimated 1.6 GtCO₂e in 2022.
Greenhouse gas emissions from the most polluting physical assets worldwide in 2022, by source
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Greenhouse gas emissions are based on their 100-year global warming potential (GWP).
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Climate TRACE. (January 11, 2024). Greenhouse gas emissions from the most polluting physical assets worldwide in 2022, by source (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384033/largest-ghg-emitters-worldwide/
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Climate TRACE. (2024). Greenhouse gas emissions from the most polluting physical assets worldwide in 2022, by source (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384033/largest-ghg-emitters-worldwide/
Climate TRACE. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions from The Most Polluting Physical Assets Worldwide in 2022, by Source (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384033/largest-ghg-emitters-worldwide/
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Greenhouse gas emissions from the most polluting physical assets worldwide in 2022, by source (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Climate TRACE, January 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384033/largest-ghg-emitters-worldwide/
