Posted 4/6/2024, 11:00:31 AM
New report names top carbon emitters failing Paris climate goals as trees reach CO2 saturation limit
- New report identifies top 57 companies and countries responsible for 88% of global carbon emissions since 2015 Paris Agreement
- Top carbon emitting entities include major oil companies like ExxonMobil and Chevron as well as state-owned producers in countries like Saudi Arabia and Russia
- Database seeks to hold polluters accountable and shift focus away from consumers who have little choice but to rely on fossil fuels
- Shell only major polluter to respond, claimed commitment to net zero emissions target by 2050
- Trees failing to absorb excess CO2 as they become saturated, like "coughing" to expel carbon
