In 2021, the production of petrochemicals accounted for some 34 percent of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the chemical industry in the United States, becoming the main contributing segment to the GHG emissions within the industry. Production of hydrogen ranked second, with a share of some 22.2 percent of the emissions attributable to the chemical industry that year. By contrast, nitric acid production represented around 4.8 percent of the GHG emissions from the chemical industry in the U.S.
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Environmental Protection Agency. (October 17, 2022). Distribution of chemical industry greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United States in 2021, by segment [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323320/chemical-industry-ghg-emissions-share-by-segment-united-states/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Distribution of chemical industry greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United States in 2021, by segment." Chart. October 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323320/chemical-industry-ghg-emissions-share-by-segment-united-states/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2022). Distribution of chemical industry greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United States in 2021, by segment. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323320/chemical-industry-ghg-emissions-share-by-segment-united-states/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Distribution of Chemical Industry Greenhouse Gas (Ghg) Emissions in The United States in 2021, by Segment." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323320/chemical-industry-ghg-emissions-share-by-segment-united-states/
Environmental Protection Agency, Distribution of chemical industry greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United States in 2021, by segment Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323320/chemical-industry-ghg-emissions-share-by-segment-united-states/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Distribution of chemical industry greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United States in 2021, by segment [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, October 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1323320/chemical-industry-ghg-emissions-share-by-segment-united-states/