The equivalent of 160.9 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO2e) were reported by 140 U.S. refinery facilities in 2020. On average, U.S. refineries produced more greenhouse gas emissions per facility than any other sector in 2020.
Greenhouse gas emissions released by refineries in the U.S. from 2011 to 2020
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Emissions in million metric tons of CO2 equivalent
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Environmental Protection Agency. (August 7, 2021). Greenhouse gas emissions released by refineries in the U.S. from 2011 to 2020 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/616001/ghg-emissions-emitted-by-refineries-facilities-in-the-us/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Greenhouse gas emissions released by refineries in the U.S. from 2011 to 2020 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. August 7, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/616001/ghg-emissions-emitted-by-refineries-facilities-in-the-us/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2021). Greenhouse gas emissions released by refineries in the U.S. from 2011 to 2020 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/616001/ghg-emissions-emitted-by-refineries-facilities-in-the-us/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions Released by Refineries in The U.S. from 2011 to 2020 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/616001/ghg-emissions-emitted-by-refineries-facilities-in-the-us/
Environmental Protection Agency, Greenhouse gas emissions released by refineries in the U.S. from 2011 to 2020 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/616001/ghg-emissions-emitted-by-refineries-facilities-in-the-us/ (last visited August 18, 2022)
