This statistic shows the greenhouse gas emissions from plastic resin production n the United States in 2015, with a breakdown by plastic type. In that year, the production of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) in the U.S. emitted approximately 6.4 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent.
Greenhouse gas emissions from resin production in the United States in 2015, by type (in million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)*
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Emissions in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent
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Break Free From Plastic, & CIEL, & Environmental Integrity Project, & FracTracker Alliance, & GAIA, & 5 Gyres. (May 14, 2019). Greenhouse gas emissions from resin production in the United States in 2015, by type (in million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/680775/ghg-emissions-from-pet-resin-production-by-gas-type-north-america/
Break Free From Plastic, und CIEL, und Environmental Integrity Project, und FracTracker Alliance, und GAIA, und 5 Gyres. "Greenhouse gas emissions from resin production in the United States in 2015, by type (in million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)*." Chart. May 14, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/680775/ghg-emissions-from-pet-resin-production-by-gas-type-north-america/
Break Free From Plastic, CIEL, Environmental Integrity Project, FracTracker Alliance, GAIA, 5 Gyres. (2019). Greenhouse gas emissions from resin production in the United States in 2015, by type (in million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/680775/ghg-emissions-from-pet-resin-production-by-gas-type-north-america/
Break Free From Plastic, and CIEL, and Environmental Integrity Project, and FracTracker Alliance, and GAIA, and 5 Gyres. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Resin Production in The United States in 2015, by Type (in Million Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/680775/ghg-emissions-from-pet-resin-production-by-gas-type-north-america/
Break Free From Plastic & CIEL & Environmental Integrity Project & FracTracker Alliance & GAIA & 5 Gyres, Greenhouse gas emissions from resin production in the United States in 2015, by type (in million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/680775/ghg-emissions-from-pet-resin-production-by-gas-type-north-america/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Greenhouse gas emissions from resin production in the United States in 2015, by type (in million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)* [Graph], Break Free From Plastic, & CIEL, & Environmental Integrity Project, & FracTracker Alliance, & GAIA, & 5 Gyres, May 14, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/680775/ghg-emissions-from-pet-resin-production-by-gas-type-north-america/
