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The 36 companies responsible for HALF the world's carbon emissions

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Just 36 companies produced more than half of the world's carbon emissions in 2023 .

Saudi Aramco , Coal India , CHN Energy , National Iranian Oil Co. , and Jinneng Group produced 7.4 billion tonnes of CO2.

This is equivalent to 17.4 per cent of all global emissions.

Experts have called the findings 'truly alarming' and are calling for the companies to take responsibility.

The amount of CO2 produced by cement companies increased by 6.5 per cent year on year .

Four of the five companies with the greatest increases in emissions in 2023 were cement companies - Holcim Group, Heidelberg Materials , UltraTech Cement , and CRH .

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