Metal sector facilities in the United States reported greenhouse gas emissions of 76.6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) in 2022. The iron and steel production industry was the most polluting subsector, with emissions of 61.3 MtCO₂e across 121 facilities. This represented 80 percent of U.S. metal sector emissions that year.
Greenhouse gas emissions produced by the metal sector in the United States in 2022, by subsector
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Emissions in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent
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Environmental Protection Agency. (October 15, 2023). Greenhouse gas emissions produced by the metal sector in the United States in 2022, by subsector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383202/ghg-emissions-emitted-by-metal-facilities-in-the-us-by-subsector/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Greenhouse gas emissions produced by the metal sector in the United States in 2022, by subsector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. October 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383202/ghg-emissions-emitted-by-metal-facilities-in-the-us-by-subsector/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2023). Greenhouse gas emissions produced by the metal sector in the United States in 2022, by subsector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383202/ghg-emissions-emitted-by-metal-facilities-in-the-us-by-subsector/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions Produced by The Metal Sector in The United States in 2022, by Subsector (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383202/ghg-emissions-emitted-by-metal-facilities-in-the-us-by-subsector/
Environmental Protection Agency, Greenhouse gas emissions produced by the metal sector in the United States in 2022, by subsector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383202/ghg-emissions-emitted-by-metal-facilities-in-the-us-by-subsector/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Greenhouse gas emissions produced by the metal sector in the United States in 2022, by subsector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, October 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383202/ghg-emissions-emitted-by-metal-facilities-in-the-us-by-subsector/
