carbon
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The fund holds real estate investment trusts with a lower carbon footprint and are less susceptible to climate risks such as sea-level rise, floods, and storms.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
These interruptions reduce oxygen levels and increase carbon dioxide in the body, triggering a range of harmful effects.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
The upstream unit will cover fossil-fuel exploration and production, and will house BP’s upstream joint ventures, as well as its renewable natural gas and carbon capture and storage business.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Fifa has pledged to reduce its carbon emissions by 50% by 2030, and to reach net-zero by 2040.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
A single CFC molecule is about ten thousand times more efficient at exacerbating greenhouse effects than a molecule of carbon dioxide–and carbon dioxide is of course no slouch itself as a greenhouse gas.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing carbon
Black and Gray
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Earth Science - Middle School
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Ecology - Matter and Energy Flow in Ecosystems- Introductory
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