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carbon

[kahr-buhn] / ˈkɑr bən /
NOUN
element
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STRONG


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Despite this progress, capturing carbon from the atmosphere remains expensive and requires large amounts of energy.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Companies also will be allowed to use carbon-removal technologies, which could include direct air capture or reforestation credits, to help achieve carbon neutrality when faced with emissions that are impossible or nearly impossible to eliminate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Like natural photosynthesis in plants, artificial photosynthesis uses sunlight to transform water and carbon dioxide into energy rich compounds.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

The soft tissue and lipids inside that many carcasses "translates to roughly 6.7 million tonnes of sequestered carbon," Xiaotong Peng said.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Hence one has to suspect that the charcoal samples dated from the oldest human occupation levels consist of post-Clovis charcoal infiltrated with older carbon.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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