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ScoredCARNitric Acid N2O- Tertiary CatalystUSRegistry: RegisteredCAR-US-NITRIC-ACID

Rentech Energy Midwest Corporation – Nitric Acid Plant 1

Developer: East Dubuque Nitrogen Fertilizers, LLC

CAR-811 ↗

#9of 1794 in United States#3of 1013 in Climate Action Reserve (CAR)#3of 10 in CAR-US-NITRIC-ACID

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 8.1 / 10 Dimension scores are locked — the faint arcs are empty tracks, not zero scores.

Scale 0–10 · method weights: integrity 35% · transparency 25% · claim safety 25% · documentation 15%.

Analysis

Rentech Energy Midwest Corporation – Nitric Acid Plant 1 (US) abates N2O at a nitric acid plant with a dedicated secondary or tertiary abatement catalyst (tertiary nitrous oxide (N2O) abatement catalyst downstream of ammonia oxidation reactor and upstream of the tail-gas expander within East Dubuque Nitrogen Fertilizers, LLC's (EDNF) Nitric Acid Plant 1) under CAR Nitric Acid Production Project Protocol (the report read applies Version 2.0); registry status Registered (CAR), 1,560,399 credits issued (vintages 2011–2025). The documents name TÜV SÜD America Inc as validation / verification body. Monitoring and verification documents are in the record.

Red Flags

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Findings

Risk Indicators

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Eligibility & market

What can you claim with this credit?

Four checks buyers ask about, from the registry and the Integrity Council (ICVCM).

  • Airlines (CORSIA)

    No CORSIA label on the registry

    Not usable for airlines' CORSIA obligations.

    Source: registry label

  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    Methodology under ICVCM assessmentCAR U.S. Nitric Acid Production Protocol

    The Integrity Council has not decided on this methodology yet.

    Source: ICVCM assessment

  • Removal or reduction

    Emission reduction or avoidance

    Prevents or reduces emissions — fits contribution claims, not SBTi neutralisation.

    Source: registry label

  • Paris Agreement (Article 6)

    No Article 6 authorization

    No corresponding adjustment: the host country can also count this reduction towards its own target.

    Source: registry label

Information only, from public sources. Claim rules (CORSIA, SBTi, EU rules on green claims) change: check them before making a public claim. Since 27 September 2026, EU consumer rules do not allow “climate neutral” product claims based on offsets.

Registry labels last checked:2026-10-11

Credit Vintages

IssuedRetiredAvailable
2011
51,79547,2594,536
2012
103,787103,7870
2013
82,64782,6470
2014
94,00094,0000
2015
91,42291,4220
2016
120,525120,5250
2017
121,960121,9600
2018
74,12874,1280
2019
105,039105,0390
2020
115,992115,9920
2021
161,126161,1260
2022
129,58087,42842,152
2023
151,5210151,521
2024
127,8580127,858
2025
29,019029,019
Total1,560,3991,205,313355,086

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Analysis ProvenanceNitric Acid Production Project Protocol Version 2.0

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