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Earlier this month, NASA reported that the 2023 summer fires in Canada released around 640 million metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere—roughly equivalent to the annual emissions of an industrialized nation.
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Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
In 2023, central banks purchased 1,037 metric tons of gold, with China buying nearly 225 tons, the largest amount since 1977.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2024
Last year a computer modeling study done by British, American and French researchers found that adding one million to two million metric tons of iron into the ocean each year could draw down 45 billion metric tons of carbon by 2100.
—Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 12 Sep. 2024
Amazon struck a similar deal with Oxy last year, committing to buying 250,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide removal credits over a decade.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 5 Sep. 2024
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Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
In 2023, central banks purchased 1,037 metric tons of gold, with China buying nearly 225 tons, the largest amount since 1977.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2024
Last year a computer modeling study done by British, American and French researchers found that adding one million to two million metric tons of iron into the ocean each year could draw down 45 billion metric tons of carbon by 2100.
—Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 12 Sep. 2024
Amazon struck a similar deal with Oxy last year, committing to buying 250,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide removal credits over a decade.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Metric ton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metric%20ton. Accessed 22 Sep. 2024.
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