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Over 400 million metric tons of plastic was produced in 2022.
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Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
The team estimates that wood vaulting could sequester up to ten metric gigatons of carbon dioxide a year and cost only about $30 to $100 per metric ton when the process is optimized.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
The best explanation for current elevated costs north of 800 yuan per metric ton ($112/ton) at Qinhuangdao is that the port’s benchmark is based on relatively high-grade coal, which is not so easy to get your hands on in the China of 2024.
—David Fickling, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2024
The Russian Arctic alone is estimated to contain more than 35,700 billion cubic meters of natural gas and more than 2,300 million metric tons of oil and condensate, mainly concentrated in the Yamal and Gydan peninsulas.
—Max Bergmann, TIME, 29 July 2024
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Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
The team estimates that wood vaulting could sequester up to ten metric gigatons of carbon dioxide a year and cost only about $30 to $100 per metric ton when the process is optimized.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
The best explanation for current elevated costs north of 800 yuan per metric ton ($112/ton) at Qinhuangdao is that the port’s benchmark is based on relatively high-grade coal, which is not so easy to get your hands on in the China of 2024.
—David Fickling, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2024
The Russian Arctic alone is estimated to contain more than 35,700 billion cubic meters of natural gas and more than 2,300 million metric tons of oil and condensate, mainly concentrated in the Yamal and Gydan peninsulas.
—Max Bergmann, TIME, 29 July 2024
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“Metric ton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metric%20ton. Accessed 3 Oct. 2024.
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