Definition of «carbon emissions»

Carbon emissions refer to the release of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere as a result of human activities such as burning fossil fuels, deforestation or industrial processes. These emissions contribute significantly to global warming and climate change.

Sentences with «carbon emissions»

  • · Meeting international climate change commitments of reducing carbon emissions by 80 % (from the 1990 baseline). (politics.co.uk)
  • A key opportunity in tropical regions is the reduction of carbon emissions from deforestation and degradation. (science.sciencemag.org)
  • So far, climate change policies on the tropics have effectively been focusing on reducing carbon emissions from deforestation only, not accounting for emissions coming from forest degradation. (sciencedaily.com)
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