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Definitions for decarbonize
diˈkɑr bəˌnaɪzde·car·bonize

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. decarbonize, decarbonise, decarburize, decarburise, decokeverb

    remove carbon from (an engine)

Wiktionary

  1. decarbonizeverb

    To remove carbon from something, especially from an engine; to decoke.

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  1. decarbonize

    Decarbonize refers to the act of reducing or removing carbon (in the form of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases) emissions from various sectors of the economy, especially from energy production processes and transportation, in order to mitigate the impacts of climate change. This usually involves shifts to cleaner, renewable forms of energy such as solar or wind power.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Decarbonizeverb

    to deprive of carbon; as, to decarbonize steel; to decarbonize the blood

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of decarbonize in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of decarbonize in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of decarbonize in a Sentence

  1. Mark Maslin:

    The compliance systems work because it's a legal framework and therefore companies have to work really hard to comply, it drives efficiency and gets companies to decarbonize in the most efficient and quick way possible because there are some industries that can decarbonize much quicker than others.

  2. Adair Turner:

    Given China's central role in the global economy, its vast renewable energy resources, and its technological leadership in key industries, China is uniquely positioned to lead the global energy transition and to decarbonize its economy completely by 2050.

  3. Johnny Flynn:

    At the moment we are trying to decarbonize our way of living, but it's like trying to walk down an escalator coming up.

  4. Dan Shreve:

    The costs have come down precipitously, it's now viable where you can make the case as a politician that it's a realistic option to decarbonize our state.

  5. Georg Kell:

    The imperative to decarbonize is increasingly urgent and it will be forced upon corporations ready or not, those that think ahead and anticipate a higher carbon price in the future will clearly be much better positioned.


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