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The lithium-ion batteries inside electric vehicles gobble up huge amounts of the stuff — over 300,000 metric tons in 2022.
—Maddie Stone / Grist, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
Over the program’s seven-year lifespan, the carbon reduction totaled about 35,000 metric tons.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2024
Federal officials said the rule doesn’t favor electric vehicles over other types of vehicles, and will reduce nearly as much pollution as the original proposal — more than 7 billion metric tons of planet-warming emissions, along with other pollution that is detrimental to human health.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
Over 2 metric tons of materials pass through the center each day.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2024
Globally, 1 billion metric tons of food went to waste in 2022, according to the United Nations Environment Program.
—Somini Sengupta, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
White House climate adviser Ali Zaidi said this funding aims to eliminate 14 million metric tons of pollution each year, equivalent to taking about three million cars off the road.
—Isabella O'Malley, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024
Global e-waste in 2022 was up 82% compared to 2010, according to the report, and is on track to rise a further 32% to reach 82 million metric tons in 2030.
—Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
Officials explained that these new standards will reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 7.2 billion metric tons through 2055.
—Kelly Livingston, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1864, in the meaning defined above
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“Metric ton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metric%20ton. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
metric ton
noun
: a unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms see metric system
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