The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a proposal to terminate the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), effectively eliminating mandatory emissions disclosures for the nation’s most carbon-intensive facilities.

The initiative aligns with executive orders issued by the Trump administration, including their pledge “to unleash American energy.” According to the EPA, dismantling the GHGRP would save businesses approximately $303 million annually, with oil and natural gas companies expected to capture nearly 85% of the financial benefits.

Launched in 2009 under the Obama administration, the GHGRP required facilities emitting more than 25,000 metric tons of CO₂e per year to report their emissions. Covering about 8,000 facilities across the U.S., the program provided a comprehensive database of greenhouse gas sources and served as a foundation for policy design and mitigation efforts.

Under the EPA’s proposal, the only reporting that would remain in place is tied to the Waste Emissions Charge (WEC), which was recently deferred until 2034 under the OBBBA Act.

In its announcement, the EPA described the GHGRP as “burdensome” for the energy sector, emphasizing that the reporting system is not linked to any direct regulation under the Clean Air Act. The agency further argued that the program “has no material impact on improving human health and the environment.”

The decision marks the latest in a series of efforts by the Trump administration and Republican allies to roll back climate transparency measures. These efforts have included cutting billions in clean energy funding, abandoning the defense of the SEC’s climate disclosure rules, and investigating environmental reporting organizations such as CDP and the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). 

The administration has positioned the measures as part of a broader strategy to ease what it describes as the “burden of GHG reporting” while accelerating the expansion of the U.S. energy sector. 

Source: 

https://www.esgtoday.com/u-s-epa-to-scrap-requirements-to-report-greenhouse-gas-emissions/ 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/12/environment-greenhouse-gas-reporting-end