low-carbon
adjective
(alsolow carbon)uk/ˌləʊˈkɑː.bən/us/ˌloʊˈkɑːr.bən/A low-carbonbuilding,activity,business, etc., is one thatcausesonlysmallamountsofcarbondioxideto beaddedto theatmosphere:
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There must be nodelayinmovingto a low-carboneconomy.
We needinvestmentin low-carbonenergy.
The government'sactionplanaimstoensurethatpublicsectorprocurementofgoodsandservicesislowcarbon.
Compare
carbon neutral
zero-carbon
- Thereportdescribednuclearpowerassafe, low-carbon,affordableanddependable.
- Over the nextdecadetheywanteveryhome, ifpractical, tobecomelowcarbon.
- Thismeansthat therichworldmust bereadytopayfor thepoortoswitchto low-carbonenergy.
- Carbonstorageis a way tobuytime-timefor low-carbonalternativestofossilfuelstoemergein asignificantway.
Environmental issues
- agroecology
- air pollution
- anti-conservation
- anti-conservationist
- anti-consumer
- biodegradable
- carbon neutral
- environmentally
- feed-in tariff
- food insecure
- food insecurity
- food secure
- noise pollution
- nuclear winter
- populate
- sustainably
- tidal power
- tree hugger
- ULEZ
- ultra-efficient