Amicus Curiae Brief presented by
ClientEarth
21 November 2016
contributed around one fifth of all global greenhouse gas emissions since 1854, per
Annex D to the Petition.
7.3 Ongoing and future activities
104.
The operations and products of the Carbon Majors named in the Petition continue
to be significant contributors to global greenhouse gas emissions.80 For example, in
2015, Chevron Corporation disclosed to the carbon accounting NGO CDP that it
emitted the following quantities of greenhouse gas emissions during the reporting
period 1 Jan 2014 - 31 Dec 2014) (in metric tonnes Co2e):
Scope 1: 55,746,124;
Scope 2: 4,686,702; and
Scope 3: 358,000,000 (use of sold products only);81
Total = 418,432,826.
105.
By way of comparison, 418 Mt of Co2e is more than the total national emissions
of most nation-states in 2012, including significant economies including Ukraine,
Spain, Thailand, Poland, Spain, Argentina, Pakistan, Nigeria, Kazakhstan, Egypt,
Malaysia, Venezuala and Vietnam.82 This simple comparison illustrates the huge
impact that the operations and products of the Carbon Majors have on overall global
80
Based on information disclosed both voluntarily to organisations such as CDP and under mandatory reporting laws in various jurisdictions, for
example, see Chevron's CDP 2015 response at https://www.chevron.com/-/media/chevron/corporate-responsibility/documents/CDP-2015.pdf
81
See Chevron's CDP Response for details at https://www.chevron.com/-/media/chevron/corporate-responsibility/documents/CDP-2015.pdf
82
Calculated by reference to the CAIT Climate Data Explorer, available at
http://cait.wri.org/historical/Country%20GHG%20Emissions?indicator[]=Total%20GHG%20Emissions%20Excluding%20LandUse%20Change%20and%20Forestry&indicator[]=Total%20GHG%20Emissions%20Including%20LandUse%20Change%20and%20Forestry&year[]=2012&sortIdx=NaN&chartType=geo
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