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The new standards will save almost 70 billion gallons of gasoline through 2050, preventing more than 710 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions by midcentury, the Biden administration said.
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Matthew Daly, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2024
About 11 million metric tons of plastic waste enters the ocean every year, according to the report.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2024
Entities would only be required to pay if the Agency determines that their products emitted more than 1 billion metric tons of greenhouse gases from January 1, 1995 to December 31, 2024.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 31 May 2024
The price of emission allowances (the carbon price) has increased to roughly 65 to 100 euros per metric ton of carbon dioxide over the past year.
—Sagatom Saha, Foreign Affairs, 25 Apr. 2023
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Matthew Daly, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2024
About 11 million metric tons of plastic waste enters the ocean every year, according to the report.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2024
Entities would only be required to pay if the Agency determines that their products emitted more than 1 billion metric tons of greenhouse gases from January 1, 1995 to December 31, 2024.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 31 May 2024
The price of emission allowances (the carbon price) has increased to roughly 65 to 100 euros per metric ton of carbon dioxide over the past year.
—Sagatom Saha, Foreign Affairs, 25 Apr. 2023
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“Metric ton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metric%20ton. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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