The greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production of iron and steel worldwide amounted to approximately 3.7 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2019, while the production of plastic and rubber emitted around 1.4 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in the same year.
Greenhouse gas emissions from production processes worldwide as of 2019, by select material
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Emissions in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent
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UNEP. (November 26, 2019). Greenhouse gas emissions from production processes worldwide as of 2019, by select material (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1086142/ghg-emissions-manufacturing-processes-materials-globally/
UNEP. "Greenhouse gas emissions from production processes worldwide as of 2019, by select material (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. November 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1086142/ghg-emissions-manufacturing-processes-materials-globally/
UNEP. (2019). Greenhouse gas emissions from production processes worldwide as of 2019, by select material (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1086142/ghg-emissions-manufacturing-processes-materials-globally/
UNEP. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Production Processes Worldwide as of 2019, by Select Material (in Billion Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1086142/ghg-emissions-manufacturing-processes-materials-globally/
UNEP, Greenhouse gas emissions from production processes worldwide as of 2019, by select material (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1086142/ghg-emissions-manufacturing-processes-materials-globally/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Greenhouse gas emissions from production processes worldwide as of 2019, by select material (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], UNEP, November 26, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1086142/ghg-emissions-manufacturing-processes-materials-globally/
