Greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from the chemical industry in the United States amounted to roughly *** million metric tons of CO2 equivalent (MtCO2eq) in 2023, slightly down from some MtCO2eq in the previous year. During the period in consideration, the U.S. chemical industry GHG emissions peaked in 2018, at around MtCO2eq. Most of these emissions are the result of the production of petrochemicals.
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Environmental Protection Agency. (August 16, 2024). Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the chemical industry in the United States from 2011 to 2023 (in million metric tons of COâ‚‚ equivalent) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1323341/chemical-industry-ghg-emissions-united-states/
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