emissions

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The Canadian Climate Institute, a non-profit policy-resarch group, said the industrial-carbon tax only applies to carbon emissions that surpass a certain threshold.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The carbon-neutral sustainable fuels introduced this year would be retained, fending off any accusations about increased emissions from engines that would require substantially more fuel.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

The study found that more than half of the detected large molecular methylsiloxane particles likely come from traffic emissions.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

Methane is not considered toxic, but experts warn of the risks that emissions and air pollution pose to people in the surrounding area.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

During this period, plastic increasingly filled landfills and oceans while its production—up to 8 million tons annually by 2020—contributed to air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly