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Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

"colourless, odourless and non-poisonous gas that results from fossil fuel combustion and is normally a part of ambient air. It is also produced in the respiration of living organisms (plants and animals), and considered to be the main greenhouse gas, con

Source: United Nations, Glossary of Environment Statistics

   
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