Leading fossil fuel extraction projects in terms of lifetime emissions in the United States as of 2021
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The Prudhoe Bay oil and gas field in northern Alaska is the leading fossil fuel extraction project in the United States in terms of lifetime emissions. Emissions of over ** billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent have been attributed to the oil and gas field, which is also the largest in the United States.
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Global Registry of Fossil Fuels. (October 25, 2022). Leading fossil fuel extraction projects in terms of lifetime emissions in the United States as of 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/1341735/largest-fossil-fuel-projects-in-the-us-by-lifetime-emissions/
Global Registry of Fossil Fuels. "Leading fossil fuel extraction projects in terms of lifetime emissions in the United States as of 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. October 25, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/1341735/largest-fossil-fuel-projects-in-the-us-by-lifetime-emissions/
Global Registry of Fossil Fuels. (2022). Leading fossil fuel extraction projects in terms of lifetime emissions in the United States as of 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/1341735/largest-fossil-fuel-projects-in-the-us-by-lifetime-emissions/
Global Registry of Fossil Fuels. "Leading Fossil Fuel Extraction Projects in Terms of Lifetime Emissions in The United States as of 2021 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 25 Oct 2022, /statistics/1341735/largest-fossil-fuel-projects-in-the-us-by-lifetime-emissions/
Global Registry of Fossil Fuels, Leading fossil fuel extraction projects in terms of lifetime emissions in the United States as of 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1341735/largest-fossil-fuel-projects-in-the-us-by-lifetime-emissions/ (last visited July 29, 2026)
Leading fossil fuel extraction projects in terms of lifetime emissions in the United States as of 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Global Registry of Fossil Fuels, October 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1341735/largest-fossil-fuel-projects-in-the-us-by-lifetime-emissions/
