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BASF SE

Heavy industry: steel, cement, chemicals, aluminium. Germany
453 thousand
cars driven for a year
2.1 Mt = megatonne: one million tonnes of CO₂-equivalent CO₂e
rising +28%/yr

BASF SE ranks #646 because its heavy-industry plants (steel, cement, chemicals) release CO₂ in their core processes.

How much of this entity's emissions could be tied to a named owner.How sure the numbers are, based on data coverage, recency and source agreement.Number of power plants or sites attributed to this entity in the Climate TRACE dataset.
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BASF SE, based in Germany, runs heavy industry such as steel, cement, chemicals or aluminium. Climate TRACE attributes 3 high-emitting assets to it. Its largest tracked activities are chemicals production and electricity generation.

High-temperature heatIndustrial furnaces burn large amounts of fuel for process heat.
Process emissionsSome reactions (e.g. making cement clinker) release CO₂ directly, on top of fuel use.
Traps heatThe combined CO₂ adds to global warming.
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Power plants & sites behind it3 attributed assets · ownership split equally across listed owners

AssetSectorOwnershipAttributedConf.
LudwigshafenManufacturing100%853.2 ktvery low
Ludwigshafen Süd power stationPower100%776.1 ktvery low
BASF AG , Ludwigshafen Manufacturing50%455.4 ktmedium
Where this comes from
Climate TRACE · asset-level emissions & ownership · CC BY 4.0
Manufacturing · reference year 2024
How it's allowed

Signals below are derived from emissions data and ownership coverage only, not from any legal or regulatory finding.

Permitted Emissions
These emissions appear to occur under existing permits and regulations. Operating legally is not the same as operating cleanly.
Hard-to-Abate Process Emissions
Cement, steel and similar processes emit CO₂ from the chemical reaction itself, not only from burning fuel, which makes them hard to fully decarbonise.
Rising Emissions Trend
Attributed emissions are rising (~28%/yr), moving in the wrong direction.
Low Measurement Confidence
Measurement confidence for this entity is low; figures are best-available estimates.
No Verified Enforcement or Lobbying Record
This dataset contains no verified enforcement actions, lobbying records, subsidies, or litigation for this entity. Absence of evidence here is not evidence of compliance or of any violation.

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Trend
Getting worse▲ +27.9% rising
1.2 Mt1.7 Mt2.3 Mt20222024

Attributed emissions are rising by about +27.9% per year. Attributed emissions, 2022–2024.

It ranks #646 mainly because its attributed assets emitted about 2.1 Mt CO₂e in 2024 (≈ 453k cars/yr).

The Climate Damage Score is driven by that absolute size on a log scale, with a +2.5-point worsening adjustment.

Score breakdown

Absolute emissions
74 pts
Trend modifier
▲ +27.9% rising+2.5 pts
Data confidence
How sure the measurement is. A low score doesn't lower the polluter's rank; it just flags fuzzier data.

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What's known · what isn't

What’s known

  • Attributed emissions: 2.1 Mt CO₂e in 2024 (≈ 453k cars/yr).
  • Primary sector: Manufacturing; primary country: Germany.
  • Evidence: 3 assets; ~82% ownership-attribution coverage.
  • Source: Climate TRACE (CC BY 4.0).

What isn’t

  • Exact ownership percentages: Climate TRACE lists owners but not stakes, so shared assets are split equally.
  • Indirect (supply-chain / financed / product-use) emissions are not included.
  • Some of this sector's emissions could not be attributed to any named owner.
  • No PR claims, lobbying records, litigation history or policy-compliance data are included.
How sure the measurement is. A low score doesn't lower the polluter's rank; it just flags fuzzier data.How much of this entity's emissions could be tied to a named owner. Higher means a more complete picture.