Climate change is driving more frequent and more severe wildfires. The electricity grid plays a dual role in this crisis: it can both spark wildfires and be damaged by them, leading to widespread economic and social consequences. The economic and human costs of wildfires are immense. Interventions designed to reduce the risk of electric system ignitions are expensive too. 

This list shows the 10 sites in the U.S. oil and gas sector with the largest persistent emissions rates, as seen by key satellite instruments in 2025.  At every site on this list, emissions were detected at least three times over the course of the year, and emissions were stubborn: they were seen at least half the time that satellites observed the sites. 

This list shows the 25 sites in the oil and gas sector with the largest detected and quantified emissions rates worldwide, as seen by key satellite instruments in 2025. (We published an initial list in November here.)

Though China was once viewed as a climate villain, the country now dominates the global supply chains of solar panels, batteries, and electric vehicles. Just this month, Chinese manufacturer BYD overtook Tesla as the world’s biggest maker of EVs. It’s the latest example of how China’s focus on clean technology is setting the pace for the rest of the world as the Trump administration hits the brakes.