as in flows
a flowing or going out
The government is considering some new measures to limit vehicle emissions.
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Recent Examples of emissions
Based on calculations from the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator, the solar installation is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to burning 621,480 gallons of gasoline each year.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
Methane is one of the most concerning greenhouse gas emissions.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
There has been little evidence that boards are prioritizing water strategies, with just 5% of large global companies putting an internal shadow price on their water use, compared to the close to 25% that use an internal price for carbon emissions.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Compared to traditional indigo dyeing, the process consumes 83 percent less water and 32 percent less energy and reduces CO₂ emissions and steam usage.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Oct. 2025
The Sustainable Audiovisual Manual addresses issues such as biodiversity, energy, greenhouse gas emissions, water, waste, social, and governance.
—Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
Nonetheless, understanding the complicated nuance—which in many ways is counterintuitive—is important to grappling with the opportunities to minimize emissions in the coming years.
—Justin Worland/houston, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
Next up is a period during which the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies go through a formal process to propose adjustments to emissions standards and other rules—EPA head Lee Zeldin unfurled his sweeping plan last week.
—Ethan Karp, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Manual data collection and reconciliation processes add even more hurdles to creating a centralized emissions database with granular figures.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 21 Mar. 2025
Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
Methane is one of the most concerning greenhouse gas emissions.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
There has been little evidence that boards are prioritizing water strategies, with just 5% of large global companies putting an internal shadow price on their water use, compared to the close to 25% that use an internal price for carbon emissions.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Compared to traditional indigo dyeing, the process consumes 83 percent less water and 32 percent less energy and reduces CO₂ emissions and steam usage.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Oct. 2025
The Sustainable Audiovisual Manual addresses issues such as biodiversity, energy, greenhouse gas emissions, water, waste, social, and governance.
—Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
Nonetheless, understanding the complicated nuance—which in many ways is counterintuitive—is important to grappling with the opportunities to minimize emissions in the coming years.
—Justin Worland/houston, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
Next up is a period during which the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies go through a formal process to propose adjustments to emissions standards and other rules—EPA head Lee Zeldin unfurled his sweeping plan last week.
—Ethan Karp, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Manual data collection and reconciliation processes add even more hurdles to creating a centralized emissions database with granular figures.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 21 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emissions
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Earlier this year, China and India agreed to resume direct flights, which had been suspended since the COVID pandemic.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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At Windsor International Airport, the terminal was nearly empty because there were no flights immediately arriving or departing, airport President Mark Galvin said.—
Martin Goillandeau,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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Scott Buchanan, executive director of the Student Loan Servicing Alliance — a trade group for the federal student loan servicers — confirmed to CNBC that IBR discharges have resumed.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
6 Oct. 2025
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The duration of cyanobacterial blooms is increasing due to climate change and nutrient pollution from agricultural runoff and sewage discharges.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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According to China’s balance of payment data, net foreign direct investment plummeted from peak inflows of $334 billion in 2021 to outflows of nearly $154 billion in 2024, according to Chinese data provider Wind.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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But a new study points in a different direction, linking them instead to superwind outflows from spiral host galaxies.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Emissions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emissions. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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