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Nordhaus said if the rate at which the economy has decarbonized since 1970 continues, the world will hit net zero by 2080.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025

Plastics, ubiquitous in the modern world, cannot be decarbonized because they are made of carbon-based molecules.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2024

The rapid development of more diverse sources of protein would also support the world’s transition to decarbonized food systems.

From National Geographic • Dec. 12, 2023

So upscaling cellular food technology to a mass-market production system before energy systems are decarbonized is risky.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2023

High-speed steel should be delivered from the rolling mill to the annealing department free from scale, for scale promotes the formation of a decarbonized surface.

From The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel by Colvin, Fred H. (Fred Herbert)