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Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Dirty money -greasy oil -clean souls

12 top polluters



https://www.nationalobserver.com/2019/10/10/news/these-20-fossil-fuel-firms-are-responsible-third-all-carbon-pollution









 appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
  • The Guardian today reveals the 20 fossil fuel companies whose relentless exploitation of the world’s oil, gas and coal reserves can be directly linked to more than one-third of all greenhouse gas emissions in the modern era. 
  • New data from world-renowned researchers reveals how this cohort of state-owned and multinational firms are driving the climate emergency that threatens the future of humanity, and details how they have continued to expand their operations despite being aware of the industry’s devastating impact on the planet. 
  • The analysis, by Richard Heede at the Climate Accountability Institute in the US, the world’s leading authority on big oil’s role in the escalating climate emergency, evaluates what the global corporations have extracted from the ground, and the subsequent emissions these fossil fuels are responsible for since 1965 – the point at which experts say the environmental impact of fossil fuels was known by both industry leaders and politicians.



 Saudi Aramco  Corporation  , owned by Government of Saudi Arabia declared estimated revenue of US$ 355 billion, with an operationg income US$ 200,405,000,000 , higher than a year earlier. Net income US$  350,000,000,000   with Total  asset US$  350,000,000,000   , earnings were $21 billion, compared with $15.3 billion in 2017  (Feb 2019).
Workers:   66.000
Gazprom has become a privatized company with the Russian Federation. The company generated 118.5 billion U.S. dollars in net sales in 2018. The Russian gas and oil company generated some 118.5 billion U.S. dollars in net revenue, while the profit from sales stood at more than 27.8 billion U.S. dollars.
Gazprom had a total of 466,100 employees

Exxon Mobil Corporation today announced estimated 2018 earnings of $20.8 billion, or $4.88 per share assuming dilution, compared with $19.7 billion a year earlier. Excluding U.S. tax reform and asset impairments, earnings were $21 billion, compared with $15.3 billion in 2017  (Feb 2019)
Workers:   71.000

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