Protected Carbon in Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Affected Areas

We do not currently have any data on protected areas affected by extraction in Svalbard and Jan Mayen.

Extraction Data

This table shows a summary of potential emissions from fossil fuel extraction projects in protected areas in Svalbard and Jan Mayen (including projects that are currently extracting, planned or idled).

  • Fossil Fuel Type
  • Fossil Fuel Quantity
  • CO2 Quantity (MT CO2e)
  • Oil & Gas
  • 0.00
  • 0.00
  • Coal
  • 0.00
  • 0.00
  • Combined
  • Data not available yet

Deposits Data

We do not have any data on fossil fuel deposits under protected areas in Svalbard and Jan Mayen yet.

Early Warnings

We do not currently have any data on untouched protected areas at risk of extraction in Svalbard and Jan Mayen.

Profiting Companies

We do not currently have any data on companies profiting from extraction under protected areas in Svalbard and Jan Mayen.

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Sources

  • Protected Areas: UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas. October 2023.
  • Oil & gas extraction: Rystad Energy, U Cube Upstream Oil and Natural Gas Solution. October 2023.
  • Coal extraction: Global Energy Monitor, Global Coal Mine Tracker. October 2023.
  • CO2 equivalencies: Kühne, Kjell, Big numbers for bold activists: A quick method for estimating potential emissions of fossil fuel projects. Energy Research & Social Science, Volume 79, September 2021.
  • Reserves & resources: German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), German and Global Energy Supplies. 2021.

Disclaimer

This page was created using the best data available. Despite this, errors and omissions are likely. Please contact our team with any errors or confirmation requests you may have. Further information on sources and methodology is available on our data page.