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The band said its efforts would reduce CO2 emissions in production by at least 78 percent and avoid the use of more than five metric tonnes of virgin plastic.
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2024
Reducing livestock emissions The tax, expected to be approved by Denmark’s parliament later this year, will amount to 300 krone ($43) per tonne (1.1 ton) of CO2-equivalent emissions from livestock from 2030, rising to 750 krone ($107) in 2035.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 26 June 2024
Nesbit scoffs at the proposal, citing the difficulties of heisting perhaps a metric tonne of nuclear material.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 June 2024
By the end of the month, 850,000 men and 570,000 tonnes of supplies had landed in Normandy.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 6 June 2024
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2024
Reducing livestock emissions The tax, expected to be approved by Denmark’s parliament later this year, will amount to 300 krone ($43) per tonne (1.1 ton) of CO2-equivalent emissions from livestock from 2030, rising to 750 krone ($107) in 2035.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 26 June 2024
Nesbit scoffs at the proposal, citing the difficulties of heisting perhaps a metric tonne of nuclear material.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 June 2024
By the end of the month, 850,000 men and 570,000 tonnes of supplies had landed in Normandy.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 6 June 2024
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“Tonne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tonne. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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