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spoiler alert: the numbers are much higher: https://www.opensustainabilityindex.org/company/shell
another spoiler alert: emission of an average country is much bigger. for countries i will analize poland because its where i live and usa:
for poland: total co2 emmision of poland in 2022 was 315mt. total greenhouse gases emission was 380mt. however 319 megatons of that (83%) was polands nearly entirely coal-based power plants. which means that if not the pro-coal lobbying our GHS emmission would be nearly 80% lower. the flora consumes 35 megatons of co2 per year. so net co2 emission minus the power sector would be 26mt, less than a half of what shell does
source (polish) https://www.ekologia.pl/srodowisko/czy-emisje-w-polsce-maleja-kto-kopci-najbardziej/
usa emits 6343 megatons of GHS per year 79% of which is co2. only 25% of that is from electric power. the biggest factor is residential&commercial(31%)(each of which is around 15%)
source: https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/inventory-us-greenhouse-gas-emissions-and-sinks
tl:dr: it is partially your flaut