Our customers emit six to seven times more CO2 using our products than we do making them. A small share of the energy products we make, such as electricity from our wind turbines, emit no CO2 at all during use.
The diagram shows the energy and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the production, refining and final use of the energy products we produce.
In 2006, the most recent year for which international data is available, the Group produced energy products that delivered nearly 11.4 exajoules of energy. That was equivalent to 3.6% of the world’s final energy consumption. Our customers emitted an estimated 743 million tonnes of CO2 using these energy products. We released a further 104 million tonnes of CO2 and other GHGs making them. This is calculated on an equity ownership basis, including our share of joint ventures where we do not have a controlling interest. Together, this is equivalent to 3.1% of global CO2 emitted from the combustion of fossil fuels.
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→ Shell Sustainability Report 2006
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