carbon dioxide
Example Sentences
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Were the company to report emissions it generates from the power it takes directly from the grid, however, the figure would be about 25 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent between 2020 and 2025.
The agency decided that six key planet-warming greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide and methane, were a danger to human health.
From BBC
Climate modeling suggests that with a denser atmosphere rich in carbon dioxide, the planet might trap enough heat to allow liquid water to exist.
From Science Daily
China's emissions of planet-warming carbon dioxide were "flat or falling" in 2025, analysis showed Thursday, but progress remains fragile and it is not yet clear that emissions have peaked.
From Barron's
Coal is relatively inexpensive to produce but is the dirtiest fossil fuel, releasing considerable particulate air pollution, sulfur dioxide and mercury, and nearly twice the planet-warming carbon dioxide as natural gas.
From Los Angeles Times
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