emissions

Example Sentences

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The Sierra Club, for example, wanted companies to estimate not only their own emissions but those from their supply chains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

By comparison, the UK's net emissions reached 367 million tonnes last year.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Depending on the sponge type, annual emissions ranged from about 0.68 grams to 4.21 grams of microplastics per person.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

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

The study concluded that the effect on Americans of radioactive emissions from nuclear tests was vastly outweighed by their exposure to diagnostic X-rays and other common sources.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik