clean technology

British  

noun

1. 1. techniques used in manufacturing processes that minimize the damage caused to the environment

   2. ( as modifier )

      clean-technology solutions

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Example Sentences

Harris was last in Seattle about 10 months ago, also touting clean technology and fitting in a fundraiser.

From Seattle Times

“What we’re doing is throwing a lot of money at clean technology, and hoping medium-, long-term it will crowd out a lot of the dirty stuff,” said Michael Mehling, deputy director for the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

From Scientific American

Jeremy Munday, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of California, Davis, who researches clean technology, said this redirection would barely affect space.

From Seattle Times

Hundreds of community lenders, credit unions, housing finance agencies and other institutions will finance clean technology projects in low-income and disadvantaged communities, the EPA said.

From Seattle Times

The $14 billion National Clean Investment Fund will provide grants to up to three national clean financing institutions, enabling them to partner with states and the private sector to provide affordable financing for tens of thousands of clean technology projects nationwide, the EPA said.

From Seattle Times