The more carbon atoms in the chain, the greater its energy content.

It means that things which produce more carbon will get more expensive.

General Motors has also hinted recently that they want to use more carbon.

But supporters say the practice will prevent megafires-whichrelease even more carbon dioxide.

Heating the country releases nearly eight times more carbon over the same period.

Shell's measure could in theory allow it to keep producing more carbon dioxide.

China also pumps more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than any other country.

In the UK they store more carbon than all Europe's forests.

Coal releases more carbon dioxide when burned than does natural gas or oil.

Buildings emit more carbon than road, marine and aviation traffic combined.

It will be because we collectively have produced more carbon rather than less.

Peat stores more carbon than all of the planet's vegetation combined, he said.

Globally, grasslands still contain more carbon than all other sources combined.

Seasonal veg is cheaper, tastes better and uses shorter, more carbon-friendly supply chains.

Hence more carbon dioxide gas must be obtained by other means.

Carbon sink Anything which absorbs more carbon dioxide than it emits.