carbon dioxide

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Its atmosphere is extremely thin and composed mostly of carbon dioxide, which means far less electrical charge is needed to trigger sparks than on Earth.

From Science Daily

Ships emit about 3% of global carbon dioxide, according to the International Maritime Organization, the United Nations’ maritime regulator.

From The Wall Street Journal

Car buyers would save $1,000 per vehicle, according to the administration’s math, but drivers would spend more on gas, and cars would emit more carbon dioxide.

From MarketWatch

The basin is trying to lure data centers with cheap land and energy and has plans to become a hub for burying carbon dioxide captured at industrial plants and sucked out of the air.

From The Wall Street Journal

These materials settle on the ocean floor, locking carbon away for hundreds of millions of years and slowly reducing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

From Science Daily