Raahe steel plant in Finland was the biggest carbon polluter in the Nordic countries in 2022, with emissions surpassing 3.6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO₂). There were three steel plants among the largest 10 emitters in the region, including Sweden's Luleå plant, which ranked second, with 3.1 MtCO₂.
Biggest carbon dioxide emitters in the Nordic countries in 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons)
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Ember. (May 23, 2023). Biggest carbon dioxide emitters in the Nordic countries in 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1426733/biggest-carbon-polluters-nordics/
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Ember. (2023). Biggest carbon dioxide emitters in the Nordic countries in 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1426733/biggest-carbon-polluters-nordics/
Ember. "Biggest Carbon Dioxide Emitters in The Nordic Countries in 2022 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1426733/biggest-carbon-polluters-nordics/
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