This map shows 20 Louisiana industrial plants that release most greenhouse carbon gases

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An LSU professor has identified the Top 20 Louisiana industrial plants responsible for carbon dioxide emissions, the main greenhouse gas that changes the world's climate, leading to hotter temperatures, higher seas and more intense storms. Topping the list is the CF Industries nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing complex at Donaldsonville, with 8 million tons of carbon dioxide in 2019. The list does not include about 2 million tons of nitrogen oxide gases, another greenhouse gas, released by the plant. No 2. is ExxonMobil’s Baton Rouge oil refinery, with about 6 million tons of carbon.

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The inventory was compiled by David Dismukes, executive director of LSU’s Center for Energy Studies, who will present his findings on Thursday to Gov. John Bel Edwards’ Climate Initiatives Task Force. Dismukes says Louisiana emitted almost 217 metric tons of greenhouse gases in 2018, and that industry accounts for 62% of it.

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Using Dismukes' figure as a baseline, the task force is to determine how to eliminate or capture and store all of Louisiana's emissions by 2050. The 2018 totals are the latest available for all emissions. Dismukes produced the list of plants based on carbon dioxide emissions data reported by the company to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2019.

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