emissions

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The project marks a shift in focus, digging into the emissions that accumulate from building a structure’s shell, including the foundation, interiors, and other architectural elements.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Since the bulbs are more efficient than their predecessors, the overhaul reduces annual carbon emissions by 67,000 metric tons and saves roughly $10 million in energy each year.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

The team is focused on what is known as “embodied carbon”—the emissions produced during the entire life cycle of construction, including manufacturing, transporting, installing and disposing of materials.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Hepburn further notes that such an argument - that foreign companies won't invest in new gas projects - ignores Australia's climate targets, which include reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050.

From BBC • May 6, 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