👉 Gigatons are a unit of measurement used in scientific and engineering contexts. They are equal to 1024, or one quadrillion, which is a number that can be calculated using a very large number system. A gigaton (10^12) corresponds to the mass of about 12 quintillion tons of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere by humans per year. This measurement is used in various fields such as environmental studies and climate change research, where it helps