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Challenges Remain The challenge is immense: To meet global climate goals, the world needs to remove 10 billion tonnes of CO₂ per year by 2050, yet existing technologies can only capture around 2 billion tons annually.
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Rob Van Straten, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
According to World Gold Council data, the net purchases of gold by central banks in the first half of 2024 rose to 483 tonnes, 5% above the previous record set in the first half of 2023.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
Backed by the funding, and when it is commissioned from the end of 2027, the electric arc furnace will reduce the site's steelmaking carbon emissions by 90%, equivalent to 5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year, Tata Steel said on Friday.
—Reuters, 18 Oct. 2024
Approximately 6 million tonnes (6.6 million US tons) of earth was excavated to create room for the network's tunnels, which was then transported and repurposed to create a new nature reserve in Essex.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2024
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Rob Van Straten, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
According to World Gold Council data, the net purchases of gold by central banks in the first half of 2024 rose to 483 tonnes, 5% above the previous record set in the first half of 2023.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
Backed by the funding, and when it is commissioned from the end of 2027, the electric arc furnace will reduce the site's steelmaking carbon emissions by 90%, equivalent to 5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year, Tata Steel said on Friday.
—Reuters, 18 Oct. 2024
Approximately 6 million tonnes (6.6 million US tons) of earth was excavated to create room for the network's tunnels, which was then transported and repurposed to create a new nature reserve in Essex.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Tonne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tonne. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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