Twenty-two mega-projects in the US account for more than a fifth of potential emissions from global ‘carbon bombs’

Potential carbon emissions from carbon bombs by country, GtCO2

Canada

27Gt

US

140Gt

Brazil

26Gt

Iran

24Gt

Russia

83Gt

Iraq

28Gt

China

27Gt

Qatar

43Gt

Saudi Arabia

107Gt

UAE

23Gt

Canada

27Gt

Iran

24Gt

Russia

83Gt

Iraq

28Gt

US

140Gt

China

27Gt

Qatar

43Gt

UAE

23Gt

Saudi Arabia

107Gt

Brazil

26Gt

Guardian graphic. Source: Kühne, Energy Policy, 2022. MENA = Middle East and North Africa