These 14 companies account for a third of global warming - who are they
The alarming impact of climate change on heatwaves
- A major study of more than 200 heatwaves between 2000 and 2023 found that every single one was made more intense and likely by human-driven global heating.
- Researchers determined that as many as one in four of these heatwaves would not have occurred without human-driven climate change.
- A small group of just 14 major carbon polluters, including Saudi Aramco, ExxonMobil, BP, and Shell, were linked to approximately a third of the additional heat fuelling today’s extreme weather.
- The study indicated that heatwaves became significantly more likely over time, increasing 20 times between 2000-2009 and 200 times between 2010-2019 due to humanity’s carbon emissions.
- These findings could have significant implications for ongoing climate lawsuits, potentially holding companies directly responsible for extreme weather events and increasing pressure on governments to reduce emissions.