Carbon is the major chemical constituent of most organic matter, from fossil fuels to the complex molecules (DNA and RNA) that control genetic reproduction in organisms.

Carbon is part of geologic history in rock and especially the ancient deposits that formed coal, oil and other energy sources we use today. Carbon is also an essential building block of life and a …

Carbon in forests comes from carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. This carbon is sometimes called biogenic carbon, because it cycles through living organisms. Trees draw carbon dioxide from …

Organic chemistry is the chemistry of carbon and its compounds. These organic compounds contain carbon as the basic frame work and other elements like hydrogen, nitrogen and …

Carbon in natural terrestrial materials shows a substantial variation in isotopic abundance (Figure 4.6.3), thus providing many different ways of distinguishing sources of materials and …

CARBON FOOTPRINT: EXPLORING THE UK’S CONTRIBUTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE MARCH 2020 In this report we examine the UK greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions between …

The measurements shown in this curve represent the world’s longest continuous record of atmospheric carbon dioxide. This data was the first to confirm the rise of carbon dioxide in the …