certain faclities, such as the Warren County Power Station (red X), are the largest emitters of grenhouse gases in Virginia
Source: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 2022 Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Large Facilities
certain faclities, such as the Warren County Power Station (red X), are the largest emitters of grenhouse gases in Virginia
Source: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 2022 Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Large Facilities
Each year, about 8,000 facilities emitting a significant amount of greenhouse gases submit a report to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Individual facilties directly emitting greenhouse gases (including methane, nitrous oxide, and carbon dioxide) account for three billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e), roughly 50% of all such emissions in the United States.1
Virginia emissions of methane by inventory sector, 1990-2021
Source: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Greenhouse Gas Inventory Data Explorer
methane is the second largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States
Source: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Greenhouse Gas Inventory Data Explorer