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Initials from the entity name. Click the row to open the full profile.RWE Generation UK PLCGenerating electricity and heat — mostly by burning coal, gas, or oil. UK
1.1 million
cars driven for a year
5.2 Mt CO₂e
falling -16%/yr

🔥 RWE Generation UK PLC ranks #615 because its tracked power plants burn fossil fuels at scale.

How much of this entity's emissions could be tied to a named owner.How sure we are about the numbers — 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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RWE Generation UK PLC, based in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, generates electricity and heat, largely by burning fossil fuels. Climate TRACE attributes 3 high-emitting assets to it. Its largest tracked activities are electricity generation.

Burns coal, gas or oilFossil fuels are combusted in power stations to generate electricity.
Releases CO₂That combustion sends carbon dioxide straight into the atmosphere.
Traps heatExtra CO₂ thickens the greenhouse blanket, warming the planet.
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Power plants & sites behind it3 attributed assets · ownership split equally across listed owners

AssetSectorOwnershipAttributedConf.
Pembroke power stationPower100%2.3 Mtvery low
Staythorpe C power stationPower100%1.9 Mtmedium
Little Barford power stationPower100%1 Mtmedium
Where this comes from
Climate TRACE — asset-level emissions & ownership · CC BY 4.0
Power · 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.
Fossil-Fuel Power Generation
Attributed emissions include fossil-fuel power generation, which is among the most carbon-intensive ways to produce electricity.
Improving Trajectory
Attributed emissions are falling (~16%/yr) — an improving trajectory, though absolute output remains large.
No Verified Enforcement or Lobbying Record
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Trend
Improving▼ −15.7% falling
4.9 Mt6.4 Mt7.9 Mt20222024

Attributed emissions are falling by about +15.7% per year. Attributed emissions, 2022–2024.

It ranks #615 mainly because its attributed assets emitted about 5.2 Mt CO₂e in 2024 (≈ 1.1M cars/yr).

The Climate Damage Score is driven by that absolute size on a log scale, with a -1.7-point improving adjustment.

Score breakdown

Absolute emissions
79 pts
Trend modifier
▼ −15.7% falling-1.7 pts
Data confidence
How sure we are about the measurement. A low score doesn't lower the polluter's rank — it just shows the data is fuzzier.

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What we know · what we don't

What we know

  • Attributed emissions: 5.2 Mt CO₂e in 2024 (≈ 1.1M cars/yr).
  • Primary sector: Power; primary country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
  • Evidence: 3 assets; ~100% ownership-attribution coverage.
  • Source: Climate TRACE (CC BY 4.0).

What we don’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.
  • No PR claims, lobbying records, litigation history or policy-compliance data are included.
How sure we are about the measurement. A low score doesn't lower the polluter's rank — it just shows the data is fuzzier.How much of this entity's emissions could be tied to a named owner. Higher means a more complete picture.