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Greenhouse 100 Polluters Index (2016 Report, Based on 2014 Data)

RankParent corporation
or entity
2014 Emissions
(CO2 equivalent metric tons)
Percentage of total
U.S. greenhouse gas emissions from all sources *
Industrial Sectors
1 Duke Energy 122,474,576 1.84% Power Plants, Other, Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems, Waste
2 American Electric Power 121,098,420 1.81% Power Plants, Other
3 Southern Co. 108,671,229 1.63% Power Plants, Other
4 NRG Energy Inc. 100,224,829 1.50% Power Plants, Other
5 Berkshire Hathaway 83,939,342 1.26% Power Plants, Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems, Other, Minerals, Chemicals
6 U.S. Government 74,687,012 1.12% Power Plants, Other, Waste, Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems, Chemicals
7 Dynegy 61,183,427 0.92% Power Plants
8 Xcel Energy 56,506,228 0.85% Power Plants, Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems, Other
9 FirstEnergy 56,050,031 0.84% Power Plants, Other
10 PPL Corp. 52,174,283 0.78% Power Plants, Other, Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems
11 Energy Future Holdings 51,929,011 0.78% Power Plants
12 Calpine Corp. 41,692,267 0.62% Power Plants
13 NextEra Energy, Inc. 40,023,063 0.60% Power Plants, Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems, Other
14 ExxonMobil 38,141,796 0.57% Refineries, Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems, Power Plants, Chemicals, Other
15 DTE Energy 35,491,147 0.53% Power Plants, Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems, Other, Metals
16 Dominion Resources Inc. 35,205,416 0.53% Power Plants, Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems, Other
17 Entergy 33,413,928 0.50% Power Plants, Other, Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems
18 AES Corp. 30,758,320 0.46% Power Plants, Other
19 Ameren 30,564,382 0.46% Power Plants, Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems, Other
20 WEC Energy Group 29,539,057 0.44% Power Plants, Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems
21 United States Steel Corp. 28,059,727 0.42% Metals, Waste, Other
22 Koch Industries 28,048,878 0.42% Chemicals, Pulp and Paper, Refineries, Power Plants, Waste, Other, Minerals, Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems
23 Phillips 66 Co. 27,557,802 0.41% Refineries, Chemicals, Power Plants, Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems, Waste
24 ArcelorMittal 26,373,195 0.40% Metals, Other, Minerals
25 Great Plains Energy 24,831,317 0.37% Power Plants, Other
26 Valero Energy 23,565,429 0.35% Refineries, Chemicals, Other
27 Royal Dutch Shell 22,701,700 0.34% Refineries, Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems, Chemicals, Other
28 Talen Energy 22,379,059 0.34% Power Plants
29 BP 21,229,033 0.32% Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems, Refineries, Power Plants, Chemicals, Other
30 CMS Energy Corp. 20,619,534 0.31% Power Plants, Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems
31 Scherer Inc 20,482,460 0.31% Power Plants
32 Chevron Corp. 20,413,271 0.31% Refineries, Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems, Chemicals, Power Plants, Waste, Other
33 OGE Energy 18,857,062 0.28% Power Plants, Other, Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems
34 Westar Energy 18,465,953 0.28% Power Plants, Other
35 Santee Cooper 18,425,827 0.28% Power Plants, Other
36 Pinnacle West Capital 18,006,614 0.27% Power Plants, Other
37 CPS Energy 17,671,492 0.26% Power Plants, Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems, Other
38 Engie Energy International 17,529,508 0.26% Power Plants, Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems
39 Navajo Generating Station (single power plant) 17,248,449 0.26% Power Plants
40 Marathon Petroleum Corp. 17,210,436 0.26% Refineries, Power Plants, Other
41 Associated Electric Cooperative Inc 16,406,405 0.25% Power Plants, Other
42 NiSource 16,192,919 0.24% Power Plants, Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems, Other
43 Basin Electric Power Cooperative 15,582,999 0.23% Power Plants, Chemicals
44 Dow Chemical Co. 15,408,012 0.23% Chemicals, Power Plants, Waste, Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems, Other
45 TECO Energy 15,323,086 0.23% Power Plants, Other, Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems
46 Waste Management 14,922,927 0.22% Waste, Power Plants
47 CF Industries 14,658,858 0.22% Chemicals
48 LafargeHolcim 14,379,206 0.22% Minerals
49 Air Products & Chemicals 13,396,204 0.20% Chemicals, Power Plants
50 Scana 12,886,620 0.19% Power Plants, Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems, Other
51 Archer Daniels Midland 12,742,886 0.19% Other, Pulp and Paper, Waste
52 JEA 12,691,041 0.19% Power Plants, Other
53 Tesoro Corp. 12,156,680 0.18% Refineries, Chemicals, Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems
54 Omaha Public Power District 12,048,895 0.18% Power Plants, Other
55 Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association 11,662,809 0.17% Power Plants, Other
56 Ares Management 11,576,658 0.17% Power Plants, Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems
57 Alliant Energy 11,483,819 0.17% Power Plants, Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems
58 Republic Services Inc. 11,377,016 0.17% Waste
59 Intermountain Power Agency 11,367,470 0.17% Power Plants, Other
60 Ohio Valley Electric Corp. 11,321,687 0.17% Power Plants, Other
61 San Juan (single power plant) 11,286,719 0.17% Power Plants
62 Laramie River (single power plant) 11,039,099 0.17% Power Plants
63 Great River Energy 11,008,066 0.16% Power Plants, Other, Waste
64 EFS-N LLC (single power plant) 10,865,781 0.16% Power Plants
65 Lower Colorado River Authority 10,685,825 0.16% Power Plants, Other
66 Fortis 10,669,132 0.16% Power Plants, Other, Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems
67 Pentair Ltd. 10,548,203 0.16% Power Plants
68 Alcoa Inc. 10,529,625 0.16% Power Plants, Metals, Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems, Other, Waste
69 Independence (single power plant) 10,415,920 0.16% Power Plants
70 J.M Stuart Station (single power plant) 10,411,867 0.16% Power Plants
71 LS Power 10,344,585 0.16% Power Plants
72 Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) 10,206,360 0.15% Power Plants, Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems, Other
73 Nebraska Public Power District 9,943,085 0.15% Power Plants, Other
74 Buckeye Power Co 9,895,266 0.15% Power Plants
75 Conemaugh (single power plant) 9,892,928 0.15% Power Plants
76 Cleco 9,891,839 0.15% Power Plants, Other
77 Allete 9,745,979 0.15% Power Plants, Other
78 ConocoPhillips 9,735,497 0.15% Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems, Refineries
79 Williams Cos. 9,606,616 0.14% Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems, Power Plants, Chemicals
80 Peabody Energy Corp. 9,440,596 0.14% Power Plants, Other
81 Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority 9,387,797 0.14% Power Plants, Other
82 East Kentucky Power Cooperative 9,309,922 0.14% Power Plants, Other
83 AK Steel 9,277,356 0.14% Metals
84 Occidental Petroleum Co. 9,252,320 0.14% Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems, Chemicals, Power Plants, Other
85 Salt River Project 9,187,517 0.14% Power Plants, Other, Waste
86 Energy Transfer Equity 8,975,727 0.13% Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems, Refineries, Other, Power Plants
87 PBF Energy 8,963,557 0.13% Refineries, Chemicals, Power Plants
88 Tenaska 8,904,825 0.13% Power Plants
89 Cemex 8,870,514 0.13% Minerals
90 Consol Energy Inc. 8,850,247 0.13% Other, Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems
91 Chemours 8,451,361 0.13% Chemicals, Waste, Other
92 PDVSA (Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.) 8,436,850 0.13% Refineries, Chemicals
93 Ohio Valley Resources Inc. 8,223,557 0.12% Other
94 Seminole Electric Cooperative 8,215,430 0.12% Power Plants
95 Big Rivers Electric Corp 8,068,939 0.12% Power Plants
96 LyondellBasell Industries 7,720,397 0.12% Chemicals, Refineries, Other
97 Eastman Chemical Co. 7,681,482 0.12% Chemicals, Power Plants, Waste, Other
98 TransAlta 7,562,226 0.11% Power Plants
99 SK Capital Partners 7,536,554 0.11% Chemicals, Other, Waste
100 Enterprise Products Partners 7,469,453 0.11% Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems, Chemicals

 

Explanatory notes (For details, see the technical notes).

* Percentages are the parent corporation or entity's percentage of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, including electric power, transportation, industrial, commercial, residential, and agricultural emissions, the total of which is 6,673 million metric tons of CO2 equivalents according to the April 2015 U.S. Inventory of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks. Note that this total is for 2013 while Greenhouse 100 parent and facility emissions are for 2014.

The links from each parent name lead to an application that gives detailed facility and sector information about the company. You can also search for companies not on the Greenhouse 100. For more information on the data, see the technical notes.

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