Greenhouse gas emissions from 299 facilities in the U.S. metal sector totaled 82.4 million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent in 2021. The U.S. metals sector consists of facilities that produce aluminum, ferroalloy, iron and steel, lead, magnesium, and other metals. The iron and steel industry was the largest contributor to U.S. metal sector emissions in 2021.
Greenhouse gas emissions produced by metal facilities in the United States 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 produced by metal facilities in the United States from 2011 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/616015/ghg-emissions-emitted-by-metal-facilities-in-the-us/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Greenhouse gas emissions produced by metal facilities in the United States from 2011 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. October 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/616015/ghg-emissions-emitted-by-metal-facilities-in-the-us/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2022). Greenhouse gas emissions produced by metal facilities in the United States from 2011 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/616015/ghg-emissions-emitted-by-metal-facilities-in-the-us/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions Produced by Metal Facilities in The United States from 2011 to 2021 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/616015/ghg-emissions-emitted-by-metal-facilities-in-the-us/
Environmental Protection Agency, Greenhouse gas emissions produced by metal facilities in the United States from 2011 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/616015/ghg-emissions-emitted-by-metal-facilities-in-the-us/ (last visited October 04, 2023)
Greenhouse gas emissions produced by metal facilities in the United States 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/616015/ghg-emissions-emitted-by-metal-facilities-in-the-us/