gigaton
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of gigaton
Example Sentences
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To truly make a difference will require carbon removal at the gigaton scale, or billions of tons each year, according to the IPCC.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
“Yet the world will break down if we do not fix energies we use today, mitigate their emissions at a gigaton scale, and rapidly transition to zero carbon alternatives.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2023
But those updates only account for about 0.5 gigaton of carbon dioxide, or about the average annual emissions of South Africa or Turkey.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 8, 2022
The researchers urged policymakers across the world to take note and concluded that global reservoirs account for just under a gigaton of annual carbon dioxide equivalents — about 1.3% of all global emissions.
From Salon ● May 4, 2022
Sequestering one gigaton of carbon dioxide would amount to removing the pollution of about 250 million vehicles — the US’s entire light-duty fleet — in one year, according to the DOE.
From The Verge ● Nov. 5, 2021
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