Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program: °,FPA data
2010 Data Publication
In January 2012, for the first time, the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) released greenhouse gas (GHG) data
collected under the GHG Reporting Program. The data set shows 2010
U.S. GHG emissions from large industrial facilities, and from suppliers of certain
fossil fuels and industrial gases. Reporting entities used uniform methods for
estimating emissions, which enables data to be compared and analyzed. The
data confirm that among large, direct GHG emitters, the sector with the largest
emissions is power plants, followed by petroleum refineries. EPA will update the
website regularly to provide the most up-to-date information available.
EPA developed an easy-to-use online data publication tool, accessible at
http://epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ghgdata/, that allows
users to view GHG data in a variety of ways, including by location, facility, industrial
sector, or state. In the coming months EPA will add more features to the data
publication tool.
Data Uses
Data collected under EPA's GHG
Reporting Program can be used to:
~	identify nearby sources of GHG
emissions.
~	Help businesses track emissions
and find cost-savings efficiencies.
~	Inform policy.
~	Provide important information
to the finance and investment
communities.
The GHG data set for 2010 includes:
GHG Data Publication Tool
Winnipeg
New
unswick
Washington
TKjland 	
Ottawa
Soul™
Dakota
Wisconsi
IOII
Mtcnifm^F <
Milwaukee ~J Buffalc
f Detrc.tor —rX
Mpi'¦/—-q
Wyoming
* Iowa
i Omaha
Nebraska ,
Uneotn©
mnsylvani
I Phiiac
Rhode Island
Colorado
Kansas
Wichita ©
Connecticut
\ New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
San
Francisco,
Kentucky,
lifomu
jquerque
loma
Arkansas
Arizona
South
Sarolirrf
District of
Columbia
Texas
San
Antonio
ieorgia.
Juarez\
Chihuahua"-*/ »,
O	Nue
_ Ciudad	Lare
-Obregbn Tonebr>
MunicipaJity _ —a
Culiacan © ©H .
O	Saltlllo Monterrey
f Durango© Mexico o C.udaa
Victoria
Jscateeaso San Luis
AguascaiieritesO w Potosi
Guadalajara© i_e6nOQuer«aro I
[Hermosillo
Jrfahdo
I
f TC^iri&ti
jiarioraa
GfWbf
Mexfco
Merida'Cancun;
January 2012
loma
Arkansas
Maryland
South
Sarolirrf
District of
Columbia
Texas
San
Antonio
ieorgia.
Jrfahdo
I
f TGhristi
jiarioraa
Torrebn ^
Municipality Q
Saltillo° Monterrey
300 Mexico o {r"idaa
"Victoria
qatecas o San Luis
glientes© v Potpsl*]¦
lajara © i_e6nOQuer«aro I
GfWbf
Mexfco
Merida'Cancun;
•	GHG reports from over 6,700 entities.
•	information on GHGs including carbon dioxide,
methane, nitrous oxide, and several types of
fluorinated industrial gases.
•	GHG data from facilities from specific industries
that directly emit 25,000 metric tons of carbon
dioxide equivalent or more per year, roughly
equivalent to the emissions from burning 131
railcars of coal.
•	A list of 2010 reporters can be found online at:
http://epa.gov/climatechange/
emisslons/downloadsll/
documents/201 lreporting.pdf.
Hamps

-------
What the Data Tell Us
The GHG Reporting Program collects information from facilities that directly emit GHGs and from suppliers of products that release
GHGs if combusted, oxidized, or used. The data publication tool has two distinct sections so the user can view these data sets
separately. The default view allows the user to explore data from direct emitters such as power plants, refineries, and other large
direct emissions sources.
The data for direct GHG emitters
show that in 2010:
•	Power plants were the largest stationary
source of direct U.S. GHG emissions
with 2,324 million metric tons of CCbe,
followed by refineries with 183 million
metric tons of CC^e.
•	CO2 emissions accounted for largest share
of direct emissions with 95 percent,
followed by methane with 4 percent,
and nitrous oxide and fluorinated gases
representing the remaining 1 percent.
•	100 facilities each reported emissions over
7 million metric tons of CCfee, including 96
power plants, 2 iron and steel mills and 2
refineries.
Breakdown of Reported GHG Emissions
from Stationary Sources by Industry Type - 2010
Power Plants
(2324 MMT C02e)
Note: This chart does not reflect
total U.S. GHG emissions.
Government
& Commercial
(15 MMTC02e)
Pulp & Paper
(46MMT C02e)
Minerals
(96 MMT C02e)
Metals
(99 MMT C02e)
F" Landfills
(117 MMT C02e)
\
Other Industrial
\	(159 MMT C02e)
I	Chemicals
Refineries	(175 MMT C02e)
(183 MMT C02e)
Files for Download	Notes on the Data
EPA is also providing Files for Download, accessible at
http://epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/
ghgdata/2010data.html, which allow users to download
non-confidential data submitted to EPA. These files contain
additional data elements not featured in the data publication
tool, including items such as monitoring methods used and
missing data methods.
The data released in January 2012 reflect any resubmitted
reports from facilities as of December 16,2011. Information
received after that date will be included in EPA's next update.
EPA does not release confidential business information. Twelve
additional source categories wiil report their 2011 data for the
first time beginning in 2012. For a list of these sources, go to
http://epa.gov/ciimatechange/emissions/
downloadsll/documents/2012reporting.pdf.

-------