metric ton
nounDefinition of metric ton
: a unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms — see Metric System Table
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Rabobank estimates that China's pork production could fall by 25% this year, which means the country would need to import as much as 1.5 million metric tons of pig carcasses. — Laura He, CNN, "China could release emergency pork reserves after losing 100 million pigs to swine fever," 4 Sep. 2019 Around the world, aviation emits about 860 million metric tons of carbon dioxide every year, or about 2 percent of total global greenhouse gas emissions. — Umair Irfan, Vox, "Air travel is a huge contributor to climate change. A new global movement wants you to be ashamed to fly.," 1 Aug. 2019 The three studies all assumed an initial charge of 35 euros ($39.50) per metric ton of CO2, rising to 180 euros by 2030. — Washington Post, "German official says CO2 charge should benefit the poor," 5 July 2019 The state is the second-largest carbon polluter in America, and its oil and gas industry emits about 50 million metric tons of CO₂ a year. — Paula Moura, ProPublica, "Why Carbon Credits For Forest Preservation May Be Worse Than Nothing," 22 May 2019 Mottram said since June 1 — roughly the start of the ice-loss season — the Greenland ice sheet has lost 240 gigatons (240 billion metric tons) this year. — David Rising, courant.com, "Walloped by heat wave, Greenland sees massive ice melt," 2 Aug. 2019 Copper futures were last up 1.1% at $6,488.50 a metric ton in late morning trading in London, extending their gains so far this week to 1.3%. — David Hodari, WSJ, "Copper Rises Ahead of Chinese Data," 12 Mar. 2019 More than 5 million metric tons of air freight passed through the airport last year, the council said. — Washington Post, "Hong Kong’s business reputation takes hit with airport chaos," 13 Aug. 2019 Instead, the bird is part of a larger project to monitor plastic pollution, 4 million to 12 million metric tons of which wash into the ocean around the world every year. — Rachel Becker, The Mercury News, "Seabirds eating plastic. Recyclers struggling. This is what California’s waste crisis looks like," 3 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'metric ton.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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