Sentences with phrase «oxide emissions alone»

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Even if such a BECCS - project was to actually sequester a billion tonnes of carbon a year, the authors point out that the nitrous oxide emissions from the extra fertilizer use alone would, over the course of a century «offset» 75 - 310 % of that sequestered CO2.

Peatlands and mangroves are well known for their huge carbon - storing potential — mangrove soils alone store up to 4 times more carbon than trees — however, less is known about methane and nitrous oxide emissions, which may be important for their global warming potential, warns Hergoualc» h.

If emissions of carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane are all allowed to accelerate to 2050, they could cause three feet of sea - level rise by 2900 through thermal expansion alone.

In 2016 alone, ENERGY STAR helped Americans save approximately 400 billion kWh of electricity with associated emission reductions of 320 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions, 300,000 short tons of sulfur dioxide, 220,000 short tons of nitrogen oxides, and 23,000 short tons of fine particulate matter (PM2.5).