carbon dioxide
noun
: a heavy colorless gas CO2 that does not support combustion, dissolves in water to form carbonic acid, is formed especially in animal respiration and in the decay or combustion of animal and vegetable matter, is absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis, and is used in the carbonation of beverages
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Still, the automaker is overhauling its supply chain and production to by 2030 produce Lamborghinis with 40% fewer carbon dioxide emissions than currently, Winkelmann said.
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Joshua Gallu, Fortune, 19 May 2024
The buses are expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 25,000 tons annually in a city where 72% of public school students come from low-income families, who are disproportionately impacted by pollution from Oakland’s busy port, truck traffic and manufacturing facilities.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 17 May 2024
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Joshua Gallu, Fortune, 19 May 2024
The buses are expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 25,000 tons annually in a city where 72% of public school students come from low-income families, who are disproportionately impacted by pollution from Oakland’s busy port, truck traffic and manufacturing facilities.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 17 May 2024
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“Carbon dioxide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbon%20dioxide. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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