carbon
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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
Given rising energy and electricity demand, Hodgson said allies with an interest in reducing carbon emissions view Canadian LNG as a viable fuel while they work toward other clean-energy options.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Earlier measurements suggested WASP-94A b contained hundreds of times more oxygen and carbon than Jupiter, something that did not fit with existing theories of planet formation.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
In Aberdeen and the wider north-east it's more focused on offshore wind as well as hydrogen production and carbon capture and storage.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
That plant carbon goes on to form the body of the herbivorous animals that eat the plants, and of the carnivorous animals that eat those herbivorous animals.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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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