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- noun Plural form of
emission .
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Examples
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Involuntary emissions of semen most frequently occur during amorous dreams at night, and are therefore termed _nocturnal emissions_.
The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English or, Medicine Simplified, 54th ed., One Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Ray Vaughn Pierce 1877
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One of the reasons that the climate models show that the required reduction in emissions is so large is that the coefficient on emissions is so small.
Global Warming, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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And even if could somehow remake America into an urbanist utopia of transit and high-density housing, it would do nothing to stem the huge growth in emissions from the hundreds of millions of new cars that China and India and other developing nations will be putting on their roads over the next few decades.
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He’s talking about modeling experiments to determine what reduction in emissions is needed to meet the target of stabilizing climate to the 2°C target.
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He’s talking about modeling experiments to determine what reduction in emissions is needed to meet the target of stabilizing climate to the 2°C target.
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He’s talking about modeling experiments to determine what reduction in emissions is needed to meet the target of stabilizing climate to the 2°C target.
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So, cutting some of those emissions is possible on a personal level:
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Senior US Representatives Henry Waxman (D-Calif) and Ed Markey (D-Mass) today released draft cap-and-trade legislation that would reshape US energy and climate policy through drastic cuts in emissions in the next 20 years and significant increases in renewables by 2025.
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"That shows how interest in zero-emissions is growing," said Watanabe.
Nissan Shows Tiny Electric Concept Vehicle (VIDEO) AP/Huffington Post 2010
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Senior US Representatives Henry Waxman (D-Calif) and Ed Markey (D-Mass) today released draft cap-and-trade legislation that would reshape US energy and climate policy through drastic cuts in emissions in the next 20 years and significant increases in renewables by 2025.
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