carbon
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Through such a “mycorrhizal network,” trees can send carbon, nutrients, water and photosynthetic energy to others of their kind, strengthening the webs of interconnection that make for flourishing woodlands.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Thomas-Symonds insists the food deal and the carbon emissions agreement alone will be worth £9bn to the UK economy by 2040.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
The EPA estimated the 2022 emissions from flooded lands as equivalent to 44.4 million metric tons of carbon dioxide — comparable to U.S. steel and iron plants.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
Stegra expects to produce steel that cuts carbon dioxide emissions by 95% compared to the traditional process.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
The tank beneath was filled with charcoal, pieces burned out of whole sticks and limbs in carbon effigies of the trees themselves.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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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