For the first time, comprehensive greenhouse gas (GHG) data reported directly from large facilities and suppliers across the country are now easily accessible to the public through EPA’s GHG Reporting Program. The 2010 GHG data released today includes public information from facilities in nine industry groups that directly emit large quantities of GHGs, as well as suppliers of certain fossil fuels.
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EPA’s online data publication tool allows users to view and sort GHG data for calendar year 2010 from over 6,700 facilities in a variety of ways—including by facility, location, industrial sector, and the type of GHG emitted. This information can be used by communities to identify nearby sources of GHGs, help businesses compare and track emissions, and provide information to state and local governments.
The data collected through the GHG Reporting Program complements the U.S. Inventory of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks that the EPA has published every year since 1990. For more detail on the similarities and differences between these two sources of GHG data please review this fact sheet (PDF)
Direct to Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions from Large Facilities Map and Database
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