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Vast Majority of Global CO2 Emissions Tied to Just 57 Entities

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Since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015, a small number of fossil fuel entities — just 57 corporate and state producers — have been responsible for 80 percent of planet-warming carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Only in North America were a slim minority of carbon majors — 16 of 37 — linked to rising emissions.

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Scientists Have Now Linked Worsening Western Wildfires to Top Polluters

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New research for the first time links wildfire risks and impacts in western North America to carbon emissions traceable to the world’s largest fossil fuel and cement companies. The study provides clear and compelling evidence of how emissions from the fossil fuel industry worsen wildfires.”