Approximately 178 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent was released by the 138 reporting refineries in the United States in 2019. This was a decrease from the previous year, when 182 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent were emitted.
Amount of greenhouse gas emissions released by refineries in the U.S. from 2011 to 2019* (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Environmental Protection Agency. (September 26, 2020). Amount of greenhouse gas emissions released by refineries in the U.S. from 2011 to 2019* (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 05, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/616001/ghg-emissions-emitted-by-refineries-facilities-in-the-us/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Amount of greenhouse gas emissions released by refineries in the U.S. from 2011 to 2019* (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. September 26, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 05, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/616001/ghg-emissions-emitted-by-refineries-facilities-in-the-us/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2020). Amount of greenhouse gas emissions released by refineries in the U.S. from 2011 to 2019* (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 05, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/616001/ghg-emissions-emitted-by-refineries-facilities-in-the-us/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Amount of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Released by Refineries in The U.S. from 2011 to 2019* (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/616001/ghg-emissions-emitted-by-refineries-facilities-in-the-us/
Environmental Protection Agency, Amount of greenhouse gas emissions released by refineries in the U.S. from 2011 to 2019* (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 March 05, 2021)