Trends and Accountability in EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program Data analyzes greenhouse gas emissions as reported to the GHGRP, demonstrating how the data assign responsibility for the climate crisis. Key findings show that nationally, direct emissions fell to a record low in 2023 (the last year for which data are publicly available) even as projected future emissions from suppliers of oil, gas, and other fuels reached a record high. Just two congressional districts in Texas contributed an outsized amount of supplier emissions—a massive 18%—in 2023. Meanwhile, a short list of corporate actors also had an outsized impact on emissions, with just 10 parent companies accounting for 23.3% of direct emissions and another 10 accounting for 53.2% of supplier emissions.
This report demonstrates the importance of collecting emissions data. A proposed federal rule effectively eliminating the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) ends (or severely delays) EPA’s collection of emissions data from over 8,000 polluting facilities. Since GHGRP data captures between 85 and 90% of all U.S. emissions, its elimination makes it difficult to identify the corporate and state actors most responsible for climate change in the U.S.
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Author(s): Kimberly L. Barrett, Ashok Sankaran, Carly Hagen, Christopher Cane, Izzy Pacenza, Eric Nost, Rebecca Orrison, Allison Uri, Shannan Lenke Stoll, and EDGI
Publication Date: July 21, 2026
Preferred Citation: “Trends and Accountability in EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program Data ”, (Environmental Data & Governance Initiative, July 21, 2026)
CONTACT: Report authors are available for interview. To set up media interviews or for other inquiries, please contact Shannan Lenke Stoll at shannanlenke.stoll@envirodatagov.org.