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Last summer, roughly 1.4 million metric tons passed through each day.
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Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 23 June 2024
In one 2014 study, researchers estimated that a species of woodland salamander in Northern California could prevent more than 70 metric tons of carbon from being released across its range.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 18 June 2024
This launch vehicle will have a lift capacity of about 5 metric tons to orbit.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 11 June 2024
The most sustainable pathways to meeting the Paris target generally suggest the world will need between 7 billion and 9 billion metric tons of carbon removal by the year 2050.
—Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American, 9 June 2024
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Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 23 June 2024
In one 2014 study, researchers estimated that a species of woodland salamander in Northern California could prevent more than 70 metric tons of carbon from being released across its range.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 18 June 2024
This launch vehicle will have a lift capacity of about 5 metric tons to orbit.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 11 June 2024
The most sustainable pathways to meeting the Paris target generally suggest the world will need between 7 billion and 9 billion metric tons of carbon removal by the year 2050.
—Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American, 9 June 2024
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“Metric ton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metric%20ton. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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