carbon
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Such techniques were pioneered by direct-air capture companies such as Climeworks and Heirloom, which largely focus on selling carbon credits to companies needing to lower their overall emissions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
The findings could also improve our understanding of major geochemical cycles, particularly the long-term carbon cycle, which helps regulate Earth's climate by moving carbon between the surface and the planet's interior.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
From there, it must cut an additional 86 million metric tons of carbon by 2030.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
That is because the process of liquefying, shipping and then turning LNG back in to natural gas on arrival is extremely energy intensive, compared with pumping it ashore by a pipeline, creating higher carbon emissions.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 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
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According to the researchers, the reactions proceed rapidly because the alkene carbons in cubene and quadricyclene are severely pyramidalized instead of flat.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 23, 2026
Particularly intriguing was the large number of carbon atoms bound specifically to three other carbons and one oxygen atom, a structure being very rare in biomolecules.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024
Energy Information Administration, the global supply of crude oil, other liquid carbons, and biofuels is expected to meet global demand through 2050.
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2023
A particular ceramide’s character depends on the size of its acyl tail, a portion of the molecule that can contain from 12 to more than 26 carbons.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 15, 2023
He opened his order book and straightened the carbons with patient care.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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