carbon
Example Sentences
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Rent increases will only be permitted "where landlords deliver genuine improvements to homes, particularly upgrades that improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions".
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Even if the world’s governments manage to bring down carbon emissions in the next 25 years, scientists expect the climate to become much more unstable because of the damage that’s already been done.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Farallon also invested in fossil fuel projects, including an Australian coal mine that denuded thousands of acres of koala habitat and generated an enormous amount of carbon emissions.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
The researchers found that while runoff and thawing are increasing across the region, the largest rise in carbon export is occurring in northwest Alaska.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026
Our father took the carbon from her hand and squinted at it as if there could be some other explanation that had nothing to do with him.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.