The research report Descarbonización 2023 is posed by the Observatorio de Sostenibilidad and the consultancy firm Grandmother gives the ranking of the 10 most polluting companies operating in Spain in 2022.
Repsol is once again the most polluting company operating in Spain. This is the second consecutive year that the energy company holds the top position on the list. Once again, ahead of electricity company Endesa.
Repsol emitted 12.4 million tonnes of CO2, ahead of Endesa (11.5 million) and the number 3, energy company EDP (10.8 million). This was followed by;
- Naturgy (7.4 million)
- ArcelorMittal (5.04 million)
- Cepsa (4.88 million)
- FFC (3.4 million)
- Iberdrola (2.9 million)
- Enagás (2.3 million)
- Cemex (2.04 million)
Vueling, LafargeHolcim, Cementos Cosmos, BP, EasyJet, Cementos Tudela, Iberia, Saica, Solvay and Dow Chemical are also on the ranking of most polluting companies.
Biggest polluters account for over 20% of emissions
The report indicates that the most polluting companies were responsible for 20.5% of the carbon market’s total emissions. At the same time, they were also among the companies that reduced these emissions to a greater extent, which in the case of Spain increased by 9% by 2022, according to Spanish newspaper El Economista. This mainly involves Cemex, which reduced its emissions by 16%; Arcelormittal, by -10% and FCC, by -2%.Cepsa and Iberdrola remained at similar levels.
Drought affecting emissions
Another conclusion from the study is that the drought had an impact on emissions, as it led to a 40% drop in hydroelectric production, while emissions from gas-fired power plants increased by 53% and from coal-fired plants by 56%.
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