greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. that year. The second largest carbon polluter was Southern Company.
The largest corporate emitter in the United States in 2021 was the Texas-based Vistra Energy, having released over 112 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e). This accounted for approximately 1.8 percent of total Largest corporate greenhouse gas emitters in the United States in 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Largest corporate greenhouse gas emitters in the United States in 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], University of Massachusetts (Political Economy Research Institute), January 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/260363/largest-corporate-air-polluters-in-the-united-states/