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Central banks diversify reserves away from U.S. dollar One clear driver of gold prices since 2023 has been central banks, which purchased over 1,000 metric tons of gold last year, per J.P. Morgan.
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Chris Morris, Fortune, 16 July 2024
In 2019, at the start of the Climate Pledge, Amazon’s emissions totaled 51.2 million metric tons.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 16 July 2024
Cotton Incorporated’s study reveals synthetic clothing contributes 7.4 million metric tons of plastic pollution every year.
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Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 12 July 2024
Specifically, a Danish cow produces on average 6 metric tons of CO2 equivalent per year.
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Devika Rao, theweek, 9 July 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 27 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
metric ton
noun
: a unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms see metric system
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