emissions

Example Sentences

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Construction is responsible for 23% of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to New York City’s climate website, while the embodied carbon from just cement manufacturing is responsible for about 8%.

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

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

Airlines will soon have to pay to offset their emissions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

When they ceased the bombardments, however, the emissions continued in the same pattern as one would expect from a naturally occurring radioactive isotope.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik