AMU
March 1, 2024
CRU: Aluminum greenhouse-gas emissions drop despite rise in metal output
Written by Marziyeh Horeh
IAI reports aluminum industry greenhouse gas emissions declined in 2022
According to data released yesterday by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI), in 2022 CO2 equivalent emissions released by the aluminum industry declined from 1.13 giga-metric tons (mt) CO2e to 1.11. This came despite aluminum production growing by 3.9% that year from 104.1 million mt to 108.2 million mt. The emissions intensity of primary aluminum production has been declining since 2019, falling by 4.4% in 2022 alone from 15.8 million mt CO2e/t to 15.1.
