Examples of metric ton in a Sentence
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In March, spot prices for cocoa reached nearly $10,000 a metric ton as plant diseases and droughts ravaged West Africa.
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Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 3 May 2024
According to Advanced Energy Machines, which designs and manufactures the units, switching each trailer saves about 20 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions a year — roughly equivalent to taking four passenger cars off the road.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
More than 400 million metric tons of plastic are produced each year, using thousands of chemicals scientists believe to be harmful.
—Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2024
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
Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 3 May 2024
According to Advanced Energy Machines, which designs and manufactures the units, switching each trailer saves about 20 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions a year — roughly equivalent to taking four passenger cars off the road.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
More than 400 million metric tons of plastic are produced each year, using thousands of chemicals scientists believe to be harmful.
—Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2024
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
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“Metric ton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metric%20ton. Accessed 10 May. 2024.
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