If you’re looking for someone to blame the worsening degradation of the climate upon, look no further than these 57 entities, which according to researchers are the main culprits behind climate change.

The Carbon Majors Database, which compiles the worst carbon emissions offenders, has released a new briefing about the companies doing the most harm to the climate. Founded in 2013 by Richard Heede, the cofounder and codirector of the Climate Accountability Institute, the Carbon Majors Database’s last report in 2017 was condemnation enough — and this latest update, which looks at emissions numbers during the six-year period between the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement and 2022, is even worse.

As the new report indicates, just 57 industrial and state entities have since the 2015 Paris agreement produced the lion’s share of greenhouse gas emissions. About a third are investor-owned oil companies like the US-based ExxonMobil and Chevron, and England’s BP. State-owned energy corporations like Saudi Aramco and Russia’s Gazprom make up another 36 percent, and nation-state producers, such as those in China and Russia, comprise the final 31 percent.

Overall, the top 57 main offenders account for a whopping 88 percent of global emissions, comprising a shocking 251 gigatons of carbon dioxide.

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