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carbon

noun as in element

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The 2024 fires released an estimated 791 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which roughly equates to the annual emissions of Germany.

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Deadwood-decomposing fungi feed germinating orchids, providing the carbon their tiny seeds don't have.

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They can be used to extract water from desert air, capture carbon dioxide, or store toxic gases.

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At that point, the Conservatives were still committed to the goal of reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050 - a legal change brought in by another Tory leader, Theresa May, in 2019.

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E-cigarettes do not burn tobacco and do not produce tar or carbon monoxide, two of the most damaging elements in tobacco smoke.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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