Carbon project · Illinois, United States

Rentech Nitrogen, LLC - Nitric Acid Plant 2

Rentech Nitrogen, LLC - Nitric Acid Plant 2 is a carbon project in Illinois, United States, with 1,568,383 tCO2e of credits issued, owned by East Dubuque Nitrogen Fertilizers, LLC.

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FactValueSource
LocationIllinoisBerkeley Offsets Database · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
StatusActive (registered)Berkeley Offsets Database · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Start year2013Berkeley Offsets Database · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
OwnerEast Dubuque Nitrogen Fertilizers, LLCBerkeley Offsets Database · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Project typeN2O Destruction in Nitric Acid ProductionBerkeley Offsets Database · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Credits issued1,568,383 tCO2eBerkeley Offsets Database · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
Credits retired1,226,099 tCO2eBerkeley Offsets Database · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026
RegistryClimate Action ReserveBerkeley Offsets Database · CC BY 4.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

Rentech Nitrogen, LLC - Nitric Acid Plant 2 is the largest of 5 carbon projects in Illinois and the 72nd-largest of 105 in the United States by credits issued; its 1,568,383 tCO2e is 0.5% of the 315,046,133 tCO2e we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the carbon projects in our data that report their credits issued, not every one in existence.

WithinRankTotalShare
Illinois1st of 57,010,856 tCO2e22%
United States72nd of 105315,046,133 tCO2e0.5%
All carbon projects in our data142nd of 200610,918,842 tCO2e0.26%

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