The industry though is only one of the factors of this pollution. The leading state-owned polluter is Saudi Aramco which has produced 438 of the global total on its own.
Plastic Pollution Our World In Data
The Energy Sector is the Biggest Greenhouse Gas Emitter but Action in Every Sector Counts Since reporting began in 1990 the energy sector including electricity transport manufacturing buildings fugitive and other fossil fuels remained the largest contributor to GHG emissions over any other sector representing 73 of global.
Biggest polluters by industry. ExxonMobil Shell BP and. Including Aramco Gazprom Rosneft and PetroChina takes the total to 27 of global emissions making listed oil and gas companies the biggest group of polluters in our ranking. But the problem still remains that when you add the whole industry up car bus train to airport etc then add on the hotels air conditioning water and food consumption and other polluters the travel industry probably does count for a major slice of the worlds pollution.
Sugary drinks giant Coca-Cola a company valued at US564 billion emerged as by far the most common brand in audits of plastic debris found on beaches and in waterways parks and streets around the world. China is the largest emitter of carbon dioxide in the world according to the most recent data from the Global Carbon Project. Outside of coal power plants the two biggest polluters were the SwissItalian Mediterranean Shipping Company and Ryanair.
The worlds most powerful consumer goods brand is also the biggest plastic polluter. With 383 megatonnes of CO2 equivalent Polands Belchatow power station was found to be Europes biggest emitter in 2018 not too much of a surprise given that its the worlds second-largest. Coke-branded plastic items which includes the Schweppes Fanta and Dasani brands the Atlanta.
The top three polluters are American Electric Power Duke Energy and Southern Company. AEP emits the equivalent of 130 million metric tons of carbon dioxide per year accounting for. The scale of historical emissions associated with these fossil fuel producers is large enough to have contributed significantly to climate change according to the report.
Biggest polluters in the European Union EU-28. The biggest economy in EU is naturally one of the biggest polluters in the world. Germany is one of the most mobilized countries in the world with its vast network of highways.
Kuwaits national oil company also makes our list of the companies that are the biggest polluters in the world. Not all polluters are the same even those who seem like they should be because they operate in the same industry produce similar goods et cetera says lead author Mary Collins of the. Meat and dairy companies to surpass oil industry as worlds biggest polluters report finds Meat and dairy production in the countries where the top 35 companies dominate must be significantly.
The German economy emits around 798 million metric tons per year.
