carbon dioxide equivalent

collocation in English

meaningsofcarbon,dioxideandequivalent

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carbon
noun
uk
/ˈkɑː.bən/us
/ˈkɑːr.bən/
a chemical element that exists in its pure form as diamond or graphite, and is an important part of other substances such as coal and oil, as well as being contained in all plants ...
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dioxide
noun[U]
uk
/daɪˈɒk.saɪd/us
/daɪˈɑːk.saɪd/
a chemical substance consisting of two atoms of oxygen combined with one atom of ...
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equivalent
adjective
uk
/ɪˈkwɪv.əl.ənt/us
/ɪˈkwɪv.əl.ənt/
having the same amount, value, purpose, ...
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(Definition ofcarbon,dioxideandequivalentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The campus saved $100,000 in utility costs and cut greenhouse gas emissions by 378 metric tons of carbondioxideequivalentduring the campaign.
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One carbon credit is equal to one metric tonne of carbon dioxide, or in some markets, carbondioxideequivalentgases.
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Some of these projections aggregate anthropogenic emissions into a single figure as a carbondioxideequivalent(-eq).
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Emissions are presented as carbondioxideequivalentin line with international reporting and carbon trading.
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It had generally been assumed that this would occur if greenhouse gas concentrations rose above 550 ppm carbondioxideequivalentby volume.
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The site emitted about 410 kilotonnes of carbondioxideequivalentgreenhouse gases in 2011.
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Each treadle pump reduces greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 0.5 tonnes of carbondioxideequivalentper year.
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It is important to note that carbon market payments are generally based on tons of carbon dioxide equivalents.
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Conversion from carbon to carbon dioxide equivalents requires multiplication by a factor of 44/12.
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Around the turn of the nineteenth century, such plants required about half a cubic meter of volume to process the sulfurdioxideequivalentof a kilogram of burned sulfur.
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When the generator is running at full capacity in 2006 it is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 40,000 tonnes carbondioxideequivalentper annum.
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