Greenhouse gas emissions from 293 facilities in the U.S. metal sector totaled 76.6 million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent in 2022. The U.S. metals sector consists of facilities that produce aluminum, ferroalloy, iron and steel, lead, magnesium, and other metals. The iron and steel industry is the largest contributor to U.S. metal sector emissions.
Greenhouse gas emissions produced by metal facilities in the United States from 2011 to 2022
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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 metal facilities in the United States from 2011 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/616015/ghg-emissions-emitted-by-metal-facilities-in-the-us/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Greenhouse gas emissions produced by metal facilities in the United States from 2011 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. October 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/616015/ghg-emissions-emitted-by-metal-facilities-in-the-us/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2023). Greenhouse gas emissions produced by metal facilities in the United States from 2011 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/616015/ghg-emissions-emitted-by-metal-facilities-in-the-us/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions Produced by Metal Facilities in The United States from 2011 to 2022 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/616015/ghg-emissions-emitted-by-metal-facilities-in-the-us/
Environmental Protection Agency, Greenhouse gas emissions produced by metal facilities in the United States from 2011 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/616015/ghg-emissions-emitted-by-metal-facilities-in-the-us/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Greenhouse gas emissions produced by metal facilities in the United States from 2011 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, October 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/616015/ghg-emissions-emitted-by-metal-facilities-in-the-us/
