aunitformeasuringweight. In the UK a ton isequalto 1,016kilogramsor 2,240pounds. In the US a ton isequalto 907.18kilogramsor 2,000pounds. Ametricton isequalto 1000kilogramsor 2,205pounds:
Thefactoryproduced14,000 tons ofsoapaweek.
Thedoorweighed3 tons.
They had afleetoften-tontrucks.
aunitformeasuringthesizeofships. A ton isequalto 100cubicfeet:
Their average size varied from between 200 and 600 tons.
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It is important to note that carbon market payments are generally based on tons of carbon dioxide equivalents.
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If reduced-impact logging involves additional expenditures of $75/ha, carbon savings of about 30 tons could be achieved at a marginal cost of $2.4/ton.
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We now calculate the marginal cost of mitigation by calculating the cost pertonof the additional carbon removed.
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In absolute terms (in tons), the crop losses are biggest for wheat and rice.
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Costs in the first column in table 1 are the net costs per weightedtonof emissions.
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For a 10 per cent reduction in every period, a unit carbon tax of 18 to 20 yuan pertonis required.
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A charge on carbon monoxide of $1.25 pertoncould yield a similar level of reduction.
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Thereafter, production increased steadily, reaching a peak of 294,000 tons in the good growing season of 1964-65.
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Annual production has exceeded 5000 metric tons in recent years.
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At a rate of 2.5 tons of carbon/ha, however, large forest areas are required to store significant amounts of carbon.
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In order to calculate the tons of coal that atonof crop residue would replace, one needs to make two calculations.
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For example, for every litre of crude distillate burnt, 0.0033 tons of carbon dioxide is produced.
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Notes: (a) area in 000 acres, (b) protection is 000 tons.
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As shown in table 2, if this additional crop residue were used by the household, it would replace 0.7 tons of carbon.
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ton of cargo
Even more surprising is that over atonofcargois absent from the wreckage.
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ton of cement
For example, a solid concrete floor takes atonofcement, but if timber is used for part of the flooring, there would be an automatic saving in cement.
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ton of coal
Atonofcoalsaved a day is equal to atonofcoalmined.
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