An aerial view of the Cheniere Energy liquefied natural gas plant on February 10, 2025 in Port Arthur, Texas

An aerial view of the Cheniere Energy liquefied natural gas plant on February 10, 2025 in Port Arthur, Texas

 Brandon Bell

After years of steady decline, US greenhouse gas emissions risk leveling off under Trump administration policies that promote fossil fuels and restrict renewables, according to an analysis released Wednesday.

In its most pessimistic scenario, the Rhodium Group projected that emissions from the world's largest economy would decline slightly for the rest of the decade, then flatten out between 2030 and 2040 at just under 4.9 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent.

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