Projected emissions from active and planned oil and gas fields in the UAE 2023
Carbon dioxide emissions from remaining hydrocarbons in active and planned oil and gas fields in the United Arab Emirates would amount to some 15.6 billion metric tons (GtCO₂) should they all be extracted and burned, out of which 14.3 GtCO₂ are from already producing fields alone. This is about half of global CO₂ emissions in 2022. Due to its oil and gas production, the United Arab Emirates ranks amongst the countries with the largest per capita CO₂ emissions worldwide.
