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    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.

    Marziyeh Horeh

    Marziyeh Horeh is an aluminum analyst at CRU. She covers extrusions and the secondary market in North America. Prior to joining CRU in August 2023, Marziyeh was a post-doctoral fellow at Purdue University focusing on the economics of climate change and sustainability. Marziyeh holds a PhD in Natural Resource Economics from West Virginia University.

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