verb
- to remove carbon or carbon compounds from something
- to reduce or eliminate carbon dioxide emissions from an economy, industry, or process
Usage: technical; chemistry
Usage: environmental; climate policy
Examples
- The steel mill decarbonizes iron ore during the smelting process.
- The company decarbonizes its operations by switching to renewable energy.
- The government plans to decarbonize the transportation sector by 2050.
- This new technology decarbonizes industrial waste gases.
- The factory decarbonizes its production line to meet environmental standards.
- Many countries are working to decarbonize their power grids.