Meanings of megatonne in English

A megatonne is one million tonnes and is used to describe large amounts of CO2 emitted by power stations.

The United Nations measures greenhouse gas emissions in megatonnes, or million metric tons.

The figure for the whole of last year was 181 megatonnes.

Arctic wildfires were estimated to have led to the release of 56 megatonnes of carbon dioxide in June.

The fires have emitted 400 megatonnes of carbon dioxide and produced harmful pollutants, the European Union's Copernicus monitoring programme said.

It recorded a 36 per cent decrease in emissions, equivalent to 7.5 megatonnes of carbon dioxide.

Copernicus estimated that 205 megatonnes of CO2 was emitted between 1 June and 31 July alone.

The miner produced 12 megatonnes of metallurgical coal, a 26 per cent rise on the third quarter.

In June, the fires released an estimated 50 megatonnes of carbon dioxide - the equivalent of Sweden's annual carbon output, according to Cams.

"Great, no heroics please, but take a thousand megatonnes' worth of nukes with you just in case."

Without action to stop them, climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions will rise over 8,000 megatonnes by mid-century, the draft said.

The fires, which have raged for months in Australia, have already emitted 400 megatonnes of carbon dioxide, according to the EU's Copernicus monitoring programme.

For the 2020 financial year, BHP's iron ore production was 248 megatonnes, a 4 per cent increase compared to the 2019 financial year.

By adopting measures detailed in a bill passed last year by the U.S. House of Representatives, these emissions will drop beneath 2,000 megatonnes.

Iron ore production levels for the June quarter stood at 67 megatonnes, an 11 per cent increase compared to the previous corresponding quarter.

It estimates the country will produce 734 megatonnes (MT) of greenhouse gases in 2020, or 122 MT higher than its promised target.