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decarbonisation
noun
Definition
The process of reducing carbon dioxide emissions associated with electricity, industry, and transport.
In a sentence
“Decarbonisation of the steel and cement industries remains one of the hardest challenges in climate policy.”
Synonyms
carbon reductiongreen transitionlow-carbon shift
Common collocations
- decarbonisation strategy
- decarbonise the economy
- industrial decarbonisation
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