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  1. carbon-intensiveadjective

    Describing any process that has a high carbon footprint in relation to its economic importance

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  1. carbon-intensive

    An emission intensity (also carbon intensity or C.I.) is the emission rate of a given pollutant relative to the intensity of a specific activity, or an industrial production process; for example grams of carbon dioxide released per megajoule of energy produced, or the ratio of greenhouse gas emissions produced to gross domestic product (GDP). Emission intensities are used to derive estimates of air pollutant or greenhouse gas emissions based on the amount of fuel combusted, the number of animals in animal husbandry, on industrial production levels, distances traveled or similar activity data. Emission intensities may also be used to compare the environmental impact of different fuels or activities. In some case the related terms emission factor and carbon intensity are used interchangeably. The jargon used can be different, for different fields/industrial sectors; normally the term "carbon" excludes other pollutants, such as particulate emissions. One commonly used figure is carbon intensity per kilowatt-hour (CIPK), which is used to compare emissions from different sources of electrical power.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of carbon-intensive in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of carbon-intensive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of carbon-intensive in a Sentence

  1. Michelle Koyama:

    The country can't afford to be locking in to a hugely polluting, expensive and carbon-intensive mega project at a time when — more than ever — we need to act against the climate crisis, protect the resilience of vulnerable, water scarce areas and preserve our limited state funds and resources for projects with positive outcomes and benefits for all.

  2. Zhao Yonggang:

    The less carbon intensive companies will be weighed more in the index. It aims to direct the flow of capital from funds managers towards green businesses.

  3. Chief Executive Gerard Mestrallet:

    Why this name change? Because the world of energy is changing, we're moving towards a less centralised, less carbon-intensive energy world, away from the centralised world of yesterday.


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  • άνθρακαGreek
  • à forte intensité de carboneFrench

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