carbon dioxide
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Power suppliers have previously been required to keep the operating rate of coal-fired thermal power stations that emit large amounts of carbon dioxide at or below 50 percent.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
The World Meteorological Organization says that our planet is gaining much more heat energy than it can release, driven by emissions of warming gases such as carbon dioxide.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
The researchers ran three experiments that adjusted visual targets and carbon dioxide levels.
From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026
The film lives in its details — frost creeping along the walls, carbon dioxide levels rising, improvised fixes worked out step by step — as each small success only leads to the next crisis.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
She learned about the effects of carbon dioxide on different plants, the medicinal properties of hops and licorice and red clover.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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