adjective
- having had carbon or carbon dioxide removed or reduced
Usage: commonly used in environmental and energy contexts; British English spelling (American: decarbonized)
verb
- past tense and past participle of decarbonise; to remove carbon or reduce carbon emissions from something
Usage: British English spelling (American: decarbonized); transitive verb
Examples
- The government aims to achieve a decarbonised energy sector by 2050.
- Several countries have decarbonised their electricity grids through renewable energy investments.
- The company decarbonised its supply chain by switching to electric vehicles.
- A decarbonised economy requires significant changes in transportation and manufacturing.
- They decarbonised the steel production process using hydrogen instead of coal.
- The decarbonised power plant now generates electricity from wind and solar sources.