carbon
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The country has set an ambitious target of doubling its clean energy supply by 2035, and achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2060.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
Yet suddenly in March China reported that it had achieved a 17.7% reduction in carbon intensity between 2020 and 2025—a sliver short of its 18% goal.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
The pollution limit — or cap — declines each year, reducing the total amount of emissions in the state and helping California reach its ambitious climate targets, including 100% carbon neutrality by 2045.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
Researchers identified a key atmospheric carbon dioxide threshold of roughly 240 parts per million.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
Although Sputnik was outfitted with an oxygen generator, a carbon dioxide-absorbing device, and a fan, the mixed-breed dog was not expected to live through the flight.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
Vocabulary lists containing carbon
Black and Gray
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Ecology - Matter and Energy Flow in Ecosystems- Introductory
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