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A process by which matter and energy are released from organic substances. These organic substances could be molecules, cell parts, organism tissues, trophic levels, or organic-based fuels like coal. The matter, in the context of this project, is carbon and carbon is released as CO2 into the atmosphere. Energy is transformed into bond energy of ATP or lost as waste heat, due to the inefficiencies of energy transfer.