emissions
Example Sentences
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On Tuesday, Guterres noted that Africa contributes relatively little to global emissions but suffers disproportionately from climate change, including droughts, floods and food insecurity.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Volkswagen was previously found guilty in the emissions cheating scandal, Pfizer over its promotion of the anti-inflammatory drug Bextra and Exxon for the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
Under extreme assumptions, these emissions would change the global temperature by thirty-four one-thousands of one degree Celsius—an effect that would be undetectable.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
A Clean Air Act rule that was updated in 2024 regulates the smelter’s emissions and, by extension, the air breathed by the 10,000 people who live in these towns.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
But it’s trees that clean carbon emissions and provide oxygen.”
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
