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de·car·boniza·tion

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  1. decarbonizationnoun

    The act or process of decarbonizing.

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  1. decarbonization

    Climate change mitigation is action to limit climate change by reducing emissions of greenhouse gases or removing those gases from the atmosphere.: 2239  The recent rise in global average temperature is mostly caused by emissions from fossil fuels burning (coal, oil, and natural gas). Mitigation can reduce emissions by transitioning to sustainable energy sources, conserving energy, and increasing efficiency. In addition, CO2 can be removed from the atmosphere by enlarging forests, restoring wetlands and using other natural and technical processes, which are grouped together under the term of carbon sequestration.: 12 Solar energy and wind power have the highest climate change mitigation potential at lowest cost compared to a range of other options. Variable availability of sunshine and wind is addressed by energy storage and improved electrical grids, including long-distance electricity transmission, demand management and diversification of renewables. As low-carbon power is more widely available, transportation and heating can increasingly rely on these sources.: 1  Energy efficiency is improved using heat pumps and electric vehicles. If industrial processes must create carbon dioxide, carbon capture and storage can reduce net emissions.Greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture include methane as well as nitrous oxide. Emissions from agriculture can be mitigated by reducing food waste, switching to a more plant-based diet, by protecting ecosystems and by improving farming processes.: XXV Climate change mitigation policies include: carbon pricing by carbon taxes and carbon emission trading, easing regulations for renewable energy deployment, reductions of fossil fuel subsidies, and divestment from fossil fuels, and subsidies for clean energy. Current policies are estimated to produce global warming of about 2.7 °C by 2100. This warming is significantly above the 2015 Paris Agreement's goal of limiting global warming to well below 2 °C and preferably to 1.5 °C. Globally, limiting warming to 2 °C may result in higher benefits than costs.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Decarbonizationnoun

    the action or process of depriving a substance of carbon

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of decarbonization in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of decarbonization in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of decarbonization in a Sentence

  1. Rich Powell:

    Clean tech available today is simply not up to the task of decarbonization.

  2. Sean DeWitt:

    100% necessary, because we know that we need to pull carbon out of the atmosphere, not just reduce our emissions, it's commendable if it's done appropriately. And — it's grossly insufficient on its own. It has to be paired with sound conservation. It has to be part of an overall menu (of climate solutions) that includes decarbonization of our energy systems and transportation systems.

  3. Andreas Sohmen-Pao:

    To meet international shipping's decarbonization challenge, the maritime industry needs a carbon levy, it is coming, and we should shape it.

  4. Yan Qin:

    The issue facing China's power supply is how to both meet rising electrification needs and decarbonization goal.

  5. Mark Maslin:

    We have to be very careful when we look at carbon offsets because they are an additional bonus when we're dealing with climate change, but they are not the solution, reforestation or rewilding of the world can only go so far... The solution to climate change is rapid decarbonization of our energy systems.


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  • డీకార్బనైజేషన్Telugu

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