As world leaders head to COP30 to advance climate action, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to effectively end its ability to track U.S. climate warming emissions, data needed to reduce climate impacts, meet our international climate commitments and protect children\u2019s health and futures.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
The Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), established in 2009, requires industries to report large GHG emissions sources such as oil and gas facilities. The EPA proposal would remove reporting obligations on most sources or suspend them until 2034. This, combined with the EPA\u2019s proposed rollback of the \u201cendangerment finding<\/a>\u201d that gives EPA authority to regulate greenhouse gases, will make it difficult for the U.S. to reduce GHG emissions and climate impacts.\u00a0<\/p>\n Extreme weather disasters, exacerbated by climate change, fall hardest on the poor and communities on the margins in the United States and around the world with the least resources to respond. As Pope Leo XIV said, \u00a0“When the Earth suffers, the poor suffer even more.<\/a>”\u00a0<\/p>\n The GHGRP data helps local governments, companies, and communities to keep track of emissions, promote accountability, and create innovative and resilient solutions to sustain life on our common home.\u00a0<\/p>\n