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metric ton
noun
- a unit of 1000 kilograms, equivalent to 2204.62 avoirdupois pounds.
metric ton
noun
- another name (not in technical use) for tonne
metric ton
- A unit of mass or weight in the metric system equal to 1,000 kilograms (2,205 pounds).
- See Table at measurement
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of metric ton1
Example Sentences
The seven hydrogen hubs were collectively expected to produce 3 million metric tons of hydrogen each year — reducing 25 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions, or roughly the amount of 5.5 million gas-powered cars.
These credits reached 8 million metric tons of carbon in 2024, a 78 percent jump from the prior year.
Globally, nearly a third of all food produced is never eaten, and in the U.K., unharvested crops contribute an estimated 6 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent annually — 11% of the country's agricultural emissions.
The world produces more than 400 million metric tons of plastic each year, with plastic production expected to rise roughly 70% by 2040 at the existing rate.
The group found that six community-led food banks in Mexico and Ecuador prevented a total of 816 metric tons of methane over a year by redistributing food that would otherwise have gone to landfill.
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