Skip to content

decarbonization

noun

  1. change of economy, especially of energy industries, towards lower carbon dioxide emissions
  2. natural soil-forming process
  3. economy based on low carbon power sources
L229935 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /diːkɑːbənaɪˈzeɪʃən/

noun

Etymology: From decarbonize + -ation or de- + carbonization.

  1. The act or process of decarbonizing.

    But we spend over $5 trillion globally on fossil fuel subsidies and these would be freed up for this task of decarbonization if we forgo fossil fuel. So cost doesn’t have to be the big issue we think it is.

  2. The process of arterialization of the blood by oxygenation and the removal of carbon dioxide in the lungs.