GHGRP 2021: Emissions Ranges
•Emissions Trends •Emissions by GHG •Emissions by Location •Emissions Ranges
Sector Data Highlights
•Chemicals (Non-Fluorinated Chemicals) (Fluorinated Chemicals) •Electrical Equipment •Electronics Manufacturing •Metals •Minerals •Miscellaneous Combustion •Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems (Onshore Production) (Other Industry Segments) •Power Plants •Pulp & Paper •Refineries •Underground Coal Mines •Waste •Suppliers •Natural Gas and Natural Gas Liquids •Petroleum Products •Industrial GHGs & Products Containing GHGs •Supply, Underground Injection, and Geologic Sequestration of CO2 •Fluorinated GHG Emissions and Supplies
The GHGRP provides a robust dataset that can be used to determine the number of facilities at various emissions levels in many industry sectors. The GHGRP can also be used to determine the total GHG emissions from individual facilities, including emissions from fossil fuel combustion and other processes.
Figure 1: Percentage of All Reporting Facilities at Various Emission Ranges (2021)
Seventy-nine percent of reporting facilities had emissions less than 250,000 metric tons CO2e. In 2021, the 610 largest-emitting facilities—those emitting more than one million metric tons CO2e—accounted for 1.82 billion metric tons CO2e. These emissions represent 67.2% of the total 2.71 billion metric tons CO2e reported. These high-emitting facilities are mainly power plants, but they also include facilities in all other direct emitter sectors.
You can use FLIGHT to list and sort facilities based on total reported emissions. This tool also allows you to sort facilities by specific industry types.
Figure 2: Facility Emission Ranges (2021)