carbon emission
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcarbonandemission
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carbon
noun
uk/ˈkɑː.bən/us/ˈkɑːr.bən/
a chemical element that exists in its pure form as diamond or graphite, and is an important part of other substances such as coal and oil, as well as being contained in all plants ...
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emission
noun
uk/iˈmɪʃ.ən/us/iˈmɪʃ.ən/
the act of sending out gas, heat, ...
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(Definition ofcarbonandemissionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofcarbon emission
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The policy goal is to reduce the 2010 totalcarbonemissionto 90 per cent that of 2000.
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Potentialcarbonemissionreductions are measured in carbon metric tons.
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Recently established markets forcarbonemissionreduction services are rapidly growing and predicted to continue doing so.
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All taxes are raised by the same rate from one year to the next to result in monotonically highercarbonemissionreductions in later years.
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The prices that are being paid forcarbonemissionreduction credits vary by source of demand and type of offset.
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At present, the demand forcarbonemissionreductions from soil carbon sequestration is limited, with relatively low prices and high transactions costs.
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Auctioning not only provides incentives for investments in lowcarbonemissiontechnologies; it also prevents the undesirable consequences of unfair allocation and unjustifiable profits.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
The development of alternative, lowcarbonemissionand competitive energy sources must be promoted in order to manage the negative consequences.
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Human contribution tocarbonemissionis only around 4%.
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We know that in the natural environmentcarbonemissionoccurs largely without human intervention.
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Airlines will have no incentive to lower their levels themselves if they can get theircarbonemissionpermits free of charge.
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They travel and causecarbonemissionwhile they are getting here.
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The problem will not be solved either by imposing restrictions on countries with significantcarbonemissionlevels.
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Before we risk ruining the world's economies withcarbonemissiontaxes and the like, please let us reopen the debate and make absolutely sure who is right.
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I am particularly pleased that the report now includes the integration ofcarbonemissionreduction targets and support for renewable solar and wind energies on board vessels.
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This could have a serious impact on coal-burning with its very high release of carbon as compared with gas-burning which has the lowestcarbonemissionof all fossil fuels.
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I fully endorse the targets, the achievement of which would greatly improve people's quality of life in the home, turn economic costs into benefits, and reducecarbonemissionand consumption.
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Why not exempt companies that either sign contracts for, or themselves install, dedicated capacity based on lowercarbonemissiongeneration, or non-carbonemissiongeneration—such as renewables?
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General commentaries on emissions trading are contained in emissions trading andcarbonemissiontrading.
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