Freedom of Information Act documents for the EPA’s greenhouse gas inventory
The U.S. greenhouse gas inventory provides vital information on sources of U.S. greenhouse gas pollution — the pollution that causes climate change, fuels extreme weather events and harms people’s health in communities across the country.
The inventory enables policymakers and companies to pursue commonsense solutions to reduce greenhouse gas pollution, and it ensures that the public has transparent information about the largest sources of this pollution.
Plus, as a party to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the United States is obligated to submit a national greenhouse gas emissions inventory report by April 15 each year. This year, for the first time in nearly three decades, the U.S. failed to meet that obligation and did not publicly release a greenhouse gas inventory.
EDF submitted a Freedom of Information Act request for records related to the EPA’s greenhouse gas inventory. We have now received documents from the EPA through the FOIA process, including the inventory report that the Trump administration had declined to publish.
EPA greenhouse gas inventory documents, obtained via FOIA request on May 7, 2025
These documents comprise the 2025 Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990–2023.
Chapters
- Ch 1. Introduction
- Ch 1. Introduction (Draft)
- Ch 2. Trends
- Ch 2. Trends (Draft)
- Ch 3. Energy
- Ch 3. Energy (Draft)
- Ch 4. Industrial Processes & Product Use
- Ch 4. Industrial Processes & Product Use (Draft)
- Ch 5. Agriculture
- Ch 6. Land Use Change & Forestry
- Ch 6. Land Use Change & Forestry (Draft)
- Ch 7. Waste
- Ch 8. Other
- Ch 8. Other (Draft)
- Ch 9. Recalculations & Improvements
- Ch 9. Recalculations & Improvements (Draft)
- Ch 10. References and Abbreviations
- Ch 10. References and Abbreviations (Draft)
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