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carbon

[kahr-buhn] / ˈkɑr bən /
NOUN
element
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STRONG


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Newly engineered flood banks protect nearby villages from rising waters, while the wetlands help absorb carbon and reduce pollution.

From BBC

Sphagnum moss can hold 20 times its weight in water and helps create peat bogs, where dead vegetation accumulates rather than decays, capturing carbon in the ground.

From BBC

Scientists have known for years that iron oxide minerals help store vast amounts of carbon by keeping it out of the atmosphere.

From Science Daily

But now Japan is turning to atomic energy to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels, achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and meet growing energy needs from artificial intelligence.

From Barron's

GE Vernova is also investing an “immense amount” of capital into decarbonizing gas by capturing carbon emitted from gas production and injecting it back into cavities in the ground, Strazik said.

From Barron's