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decarbonization

American  
[dee-kahr-buhn-uhz-ay-shuhn, -ahyz-ay-shuhn] / diˌkɑr bən əzˈeɪ ʃən, -ˌaɪzˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the act, process, or result of decarbonizing.


Example Sentences

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"From a purely economic standpoint... rising fossil fuel prices make decarbonization and electrification solutions more attractive," he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

The public is “overwhelmed with these sorts of plans now for decarbonization: ‘This by 2030,’ ‘this by 2050,’ ” said Roxana Shafiee, an environmental science policy researcher at Harvard University.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

“It is a remarkable, remarkable day,” said Evan Gillespie, partner at the decarbonization nonprofit Industrious Labs, during the news conference.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

Hochul’s embrace of nuclear power acknowledges what grid operators have long understood: firmly reliable, zero-emission baseload capacity is a nonnegotiable in order to achieve decarbonization and affordability in energy.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

This process of decarbonization, or some modification of it, has successfully held the field against all so-called, direct processes up to the present time.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884. by Various