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This represents another significant win for the Alpha rocket, which can lift about 1 metric ton to low-Earth orbit.
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 9 Aug. 2024
Another 62 million metric tons of greenhouse gasses could be released annually as a result.
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Yessenia Funes, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
The goal is to boost the output of clean hydrogen fivefold — up to 10 million metric tons by 2030 and 50 million metric tons by 2050.
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Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 29 July 2024
The idea is simple: To create a credit representing one metric ton of climate benefit from efforts to keep forests as forests.
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Bailey Evans, Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1864, in the meaning defined above
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“Metric ton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metric%20ton. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
Kids Definition
metric ton
noun
: a unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms see metric system
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