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- Carbon dioxide - Wikipedia
Carbon dioxide is a chemical compound with the chemical formula CO2 It is made up of molecules that each have one carbon atom covalently double bonded to two oxygen atoms It is found in a gas state at room temperature and at normally-encountered concentrations it is odorless
- Carbon dioxide | Definition, Formula, Uses, Facts | Britannica
carbon dioxide, (CO 2), a colourless gas having a faint sharp odour and a sour taste
- What is Carbon dioxide (CO₂)? - myclimate
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is a colourless and odourless gas that is a natural component of the air and part of the global carbon cycle It plays an important role in photosynthesis, in which plants convert CO₂ into oxygen
- CO₂ - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
By swapping out less efficient federal vehicles for new hybrid and fuel efficient ones, this strategy will reduce gasoline consumption by 1 3 million gallons per year and prevent 26 million pounds of CO₂ from entering the atmosphere
- Home - CO2 Coalition
Carbon Dioxide (CO 2) is known as a greenhouse gas because it is one of several gases that have a warming effect on the atmosphere However, its warming power is small compared to that of the primary greenhouse gas: water in the form of water vapor and clouds
- CO₂ emissions - Our World in Data
We can calculate the contribution of the average citizen of each country by dividing its total emissions by its population This gives us CO2 emissions per capita
- Understanding the basics of carbon dioxide - NOAA Research
Carbon dioxide is a gas produced when an organic carbon compound (such as wood) or fossilized organic matter (such as coal, oil, or natural gas) is burned in the presence of oxygen Carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere by “sinks”, such as absorption by seawater and photosynthesis by plants and plankton
- Climate change: atmospheric carbon dioxide - NOAA Climate. gov
Each year, human activities release more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than natural processes can remove, causing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to increase The global average carbon dioxide set a new record high in 2024: 422 7 parts per million ("ppm" for short)
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