carbon dioxide

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Alternatives made from used cooking oil, cover crops and even captured carbon dioxide would have eased pressures on the beleaguered industry—if only there had been enough to go round.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

In other words, less carbon dioxide release may sometimes signal a loss of ecosystem resilience rather than an environmental benefit.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

Plankton also help remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through photosynthesis, meaning reduced plankton growth may weaken the ocean's role in storing carbon.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

It pumped out nearly 20 million tonnes of planet-heating carbon dioxide in 2022, making it the world's highest-emitting oil refinery, according to non-profit Climate Trace.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Such a drop in carbon dioxide may have impaired the “greenhouse” property of the atmosphere, which holds in the solar heat otherwise lost by radiation from the earth’s surface.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas