emissions

Example Sentences

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The Canadian Climate Institute, a non-profit policy-resarch group, said the industrial-carbon tax only applies to carbon emissions that surpass a certain threshold.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Researchers estimate that this cooling is more than 10 times greater than it would have been without human generated CO2 emissions.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

The main source of pollution in the UK is local emissions, such as road traffic, industrial processes, heating and agriculture.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Methane is not considered toxic, but experts warn of the risks that emissions and air pollution pose to people in the surrounding area.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

They had bombarded dozens of elements with deuterons and assiduously tracked emissions of alpha particles during the bombardments; but the continued emission of electrons or positrons after the bombardments ended had escaped their notice.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik