emission

noun

emis·sion | \ ē-ˈmi-shən

Definition of emission

1a : an act or instance of emitting : emanation

b archaic : publication

c : a putting into circulation

2a : something sent forth by emitting: such as

(1) : electromagnetic radiation from an antenna or a celestial body

(2) usually emissions : substances discharged into the air (as by a smokestack or an automobile engine)

b : effluvium

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trying to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases

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According to the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, the fashion industry generates 1.2 billion tons of greenhouse emissions every year, more than the amount created by international flights and maritime shipping combined. — Erin Quinn-kong, Woman's Day, "Are Your Fast-Fashion Clothes Killing Farmers?," 14 Feb. 2019 Airplanes make up a much smaller part of emissions at 9 percent. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "New Green Deal, Explaind: What's Actually in the Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Energy Plan?," 8 Feb. 2019 Transportation is now the U.S.’s biggest source of carbon emissions. — Diana Budds, Curbed, "The future of urban mobility will be shaped by these six issues," 18 Dec. 2018 Cement, steel, glass, and aluminum industries could also be taxed on some of their emissions. — Sarah Mearhoff, Teen Vogue, "Republican Congressman Carlos Curbelo Is Fighting His Party for a Carbon Tax," 19 July 2018 WeWork estimates the new policy change will save 445.1 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions by 2023, 16.6 billion gallons of water and 15,507,103 animals. — Michelle Gant, Fox News, "WeWork no longer reimbursing meals containing meat," 16 July 2018 According to a report from Bloomberg, the Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is not considering a roll back of Obama-era rules regulating industrial emissions of mercury. — Megan Geuss, Ars Technica, "EPA to keep Obama-era mercury rules, but make it harder to tighten them," 26 Dec. 2018 Every year, the average American throws away 70 pounds of clothing, sending massive amounts of textiles to landfills or incinerators and contributing to the emission of hazardous greenhouse gases, which speeds up climate change. — Tabor Wordelman, Teen Vogue, "Your Yoga Pants Are Polluting the Water You Drink," 19 Dec. 2018 The various models for neutrino emission from blazars, developed in blissful theoretical isolation, have now had their first encounter with real data, and none can explain the exact details seen. — Mark Bowen, Scientific American, "Neutrinos on Ice: Astronomers' Long Hunt for Source of Extragalactic "Ghost Particles" Pays Off," 12 July 2018

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