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GENERAL MOTORS FAIRFAX ASSEMBLY PLANT — United States

Other Manufacturing in United States. Approximate location 39.14753, -94.60188.

Other ManufacturingUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)

GENERAL MOTORS FAIRFAX ASSEMBLY PLANT is a manufacturing plant in United States. Heavy manufacturing facilities run a range of heat-intensive processes (rubber, plastics, pressure vessels); maintaining process heat efficiently is critical to cost control. It emits about 20,233 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE.

20,233t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#1623CO₂ rank in United States

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3193196.

Data status

Known source data

FacilityGENERAL MOTORS FAIRFAX ASSEMBLY PLANT Climate TRACE
CountryUnited States Climate TRACE
Coordinates39.14753, -94.60188 Climate TRACE
Sector / subsectorother-manufacturing Climate TRACE
EPA parent companyGENERAL MOTORS CO US EPA GHGRP
EPA NAICS336110 US EPA GHGRP
TRI facility recordGM MLCG FAIRFAX ASSEMBLY US EPA TRI
TRI parent companyGENERAL MOTORS LLC US EPA TRI
TRI NAICS336110 US EPA TRI
TRI reported chemicals1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Benzene, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene, Certain glycol ethers, Copper, Cumene… US EPA TRI
TRI on-site releases317,709 lb/yr US EPA TRI
Modelled CO₂e20,233 t/yr Climate TRACE

Calculated from the dataset

United States rank#1623 of 1910 · top 85.0% calculated
Global other-manufacturing rank#277 of 398 · top 69.6% calculated
Climate contextderived from coordinates calculated

Not available

Fuel typeNot available not in dataset
Thermal capacity (MW)Not available not in dataset

Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.

Similar facilities by modelled emissions

Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.

Operating power plants within 50 km

PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.

In context: how this facility compares

Subsector: other-manufacturing. As manufacturing plant, it requires high process heat (typically 100–600°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Heavy manufacturing facilities run a range of heat-intensive processes (rubber, plastics, pressure vessels); maintaining process heat efficiently is critical to cost control.

Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.

What 20,233 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's estimated annual CO₂e (Climate TRACE, modelled) in everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

268tanker trucks of gasoline burned
2.7khomes' total energy use for a year
337ktree seedlings grown for 10 years

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions

At its reported 20k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), GENERAL MOTORS FAIRFAX ASSEMBLY PLANT carries no domestic carbon price, and its products are not CBAM-covered goods, so there is no border-carbon liability. At the EU ETS reference price (€75/t) the emissions carry an indicative carbon value of €1.5M/yr.

20k t CO₂e / yrScope 1 emissions
€1.5M/yrindicative carbon value (not a CBAM liability)

Carbon price: EU CBAM €75/t · EU ETS €85/t, September 10, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: Climate TRACE. Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice.

Parent company

General Motors Co US EPA GHGRP
Parent company per US EPA GHGRP; the operator itself is not stated in the source dataset.

Local climate

GENERAL MOTORS FAIRFAX ASSEMBLY PLANT sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 39.1°N in the northern hemisphere.

~18°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Humid subtropical: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

Site climate & environmental severity

This site sits in a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
36/100environmental-severity index
28.6°Cseasonal temperature swing
664 kmdistance to coast
ModerateCUI risk tier

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1374 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.06× the loss at a 20 °C reference. Reference-surface calculation at a 150 °C surface from WorldClim climate normals (ASTM C680 / ISO 12241) — an indicative per-climate comparison, not a measurement of this site’s specific equipment. Open method dataset: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20787408 (CC BY 4.0).

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby sites

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 39.14753, -94.60188. View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is GENERAL MOTORS FAIRFAX ASSEMBLY PLANT?

GENERAL MOTORS FAIRFAX ASSEMBLY PLANT is a manufacturing plant in United States. Heavy manufacturing facilities run a range of heat-intensive processes (rubber, plastics, pressure vessels); maintaining process heat efficiently is critical to cost control.

How much CO₂ does GENERAL MOTORS FAIRFAX ASSEMBLY PLANT emit?

The page uses about 20,233 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #1623 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.

Where is GENERAL MOTORS FAIRFAX ASSEMBLY PLANT located?

GENERAL MOTORS FAIRFAX ASSEMBLY PLANT is in United States at approximately 39.14753, -94.60188.

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