decarbonize

especially British, de·car·bon·ise

[dee-kahr-buh-nahyz]

verb (used with object)

decarbonized, decarbonizing 

1. to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide or other carbon compounds emitted into the atmosphere by the activities of (a household, industry, country, etc.).

   Our expertise is in designing new ways to decarbonize our economy, using solar energy and renewable carbon to replace fossil fuels.

2. decarburize.

verb (used without object)

1. to reduce the carbon output of the activities of a household, industry, country, etc..

   The world is not decarbonizing fast enough to reach global climate targets.

decarbonize

/ diːˈkɑːbəˌnaɪz /

verb

1. Also: decoke.  decarburize. (tr) to remove carbon from (the walls of the combustion chamber of an internal-combustion engine)

Other Word Forms

• decarbonization noun
• decarbonizer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of decarbonize¹

First recorded in 1815–25; de- + carbonize

Example Sentences

That would enable Canada to build a pipeline that carries “decarbonized oil,” Carney said in September.

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“But there’s a good chance that by then, demand for gas in South Korea will have fallen alongside the broader push to decarbonize, which will lead to oversupply and depressed prices,” he said.

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At the federal level, the Biden administration opened up a variety of funding streams for alternative protein companies through the Department of Energy, with the goal of decarbonizing the agricultural industry.

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Mann said humanity needs to rapidly decarbonize our economy.

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Yet, to limit warming to this level, humanity would need to rapidly decarbonize -- temperatures are on track to climb to 2.8 degrees celsius in patagonia by the end of the century if current emissions persist.

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