carbon
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"The certainty is people have never told us they want their stuff slower," says David Carbon, vice president of Amazon Prime Air.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
"This is effectively an autonomous drone that can do what a pilot does in a flight deck. It can do what ground crews do, and it can deliver a package," Carbon says.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
Some of the world’s most established carbon markets “are struggling to escalate climate action in the face of energy and geopolitical concerns,” according to LSEG’s Carbon Market Outlook 2026.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels reached a record 38.1 billion tons in 2025, rising 1.1% over the previous year, according to the Global Carbon Budget.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
Carbon joins with oxygen to form carbon dioxide, which plants need to live, and nitrogen is in the air we breathe and the fertilizer we need to grow crops.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
Vocabulary lists containing carbon
Black and Gray
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