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Yet, because of the amount of greenhouse gases that have already been released into the atmosphere, that shift alone won’t be enough without also removing existing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Lisa Held, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2022 The swamp also stores millions of tons of carbon-rich peat deposits, keeping huge amounts of greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere and serving as a buffer against climate change. Drew Kann, ajc, 19 Sep. 2022 In 2020, the transportation sector was the largest contributor to U.S. emissions, producing about 27 percent of the country’s greenhouse gases. Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Sep. 2022 In the Mid-Atlantic, one of the chief symptoms of the growing abundance of greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere is more intense rainfall. Scott Dance, Baltimore Sun, 15 Sep. 2022 This is because the chemical refrigerants in most air conditioners are potent greenhouse gases, and the units guzzle electricity, which is created primarily by burning fossil fuels. Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Sep. 2022 Food scraps produce harmful greenhouse gases in a landfill and little to none in a compost pile, Gunders said. Megan Marples, CNN, 14 Sep. 2022 Sediments brought in by rivers and streams accumulate in reservoirs, where microbes decompose organic matter and produce greenhouse gases in the process.WIRED, 14 Sep. 2022 The danger is that energy crunches like the one in Sichuan could push China — the world’s biggest emitter of heat-trapping greenhouse gases — to revert to burning more of its massive coal reserves. Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2022
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Millstone accounts for 40% of Connecticut’s electricity and 90% of non-greenhouse gas emissions. Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2022 And there are other ways for the president to crack down on emissions, including tightening regulations on non-greenhouse coal-plant pollutants and vehicle fuel economy standards, and boosting support for renewables. Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz, 22 Sep. 2020 The emissions impact of millions of people not commuting by car every day are enormousNo single activity contributes more greenhouse gas emissions than driving to and from work. Matt Butner, Quartz at Work, 5 May 2020 Ideally, the new project would generate less greenhouse gas emissions than are being created at the Coliseum. Phil Matier, SFChronicle.com, 25 Mar. 2020 The change is also expected to result in significantly more greenhouse gas emissions, which trap the sun’s heat, worsening the effects of climate change.Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2020 Of the 90 countries whose oil extraction was studied, few generated more greenhouse gas per barrel. Christopher Flavelle, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2020 The thawing of permafrost represents a positive feedback that amplifies warming by releasing more greenhouse gas into the atmosphere. Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2020 Increasing fuel efficiency means vehicles burn less gas and subsequently emit less greenhouse gas pollution into the atmosphere.New York Times, 25 July 2019 See More