Because glass is made in furnaces that use extremely high temperatures, glass manufacturing has a high carbon footprint. As of 2022, the global carbon dioxide emissions from glass production amounted to 95 million metric tons. Europe, one of the world's leading glass producing regions, accounted for more than one-fifth of that amount.
Emissions from glass production worldwide and in Europe in 2022
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide)
Characteristic
Emissions in million metric tons CO₂
Worldwide
95
Europe
22
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European Commission. (March 22, 2022). Emissions from glass production worldwide and in Europe in 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 01, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1071205/carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-glass-production-worldwide/
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