Refineries in the United States reported greenhouse gas emissions of 165 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) across 137 facilities in 2021. On average, U.S. refineries had the joint highest
Greenhouse gas emissions released by refineries in the U.S. from 2011 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Environmental Protection Agency. (October 17, 2022). Greenhouse gas emissions released by refineries in the U.S. from 2011 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 23, 2023, 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 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. October 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/616001/ghg-emissions-emitted-by-refineries-facilities-in-the-us/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2022). Greenhouse gas emissions released by refineries in the U.S. from 2011 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 23, 2023. 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 2021 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Oct 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 2021 (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 September 23, 2023)
Greenhouse gas emissions released by refineries in the U.S. from 2011 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, October 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/616001/ghg-emissions-emitted-by-refineries-facilities-in-the-us/