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Carbon emissions

Meaning in energy & renewables, with examples

nounCore term

In energy & renewables, carbon emissions means: Carbon dioxide released into the air, mainly by burning coal, oil and gas. The term is often used loosely for all greenhouse gas emissions.

In Turkish: karbon emisyonları, karbon salımı, CO2 emisyonları

How it is used

Used in climate policy, ESG reports and project assessments. Emissions are cut, reduced, offset, measured, reported and verified. Values are given in tonnes of CO2 or CO2 equivalent (CO2e).

Example sentences

  1. Switching from coal to gas cut the plant's carbon emissions by about half.

  2. We report our carbon emissions every year in the sustainability report.

Common collocations

  • reduce carbon emissions
  • carbon emissions per MWh
  • report carbon emissions
  • cut emissions
  • greenhouse gasA gas in the atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide, methane or nitrous oxide, that traps heat and contributes to global warming.
  • carbon footprintThe total amount of greenhouse gases caused directly and indirectly by a person, product, company or event, expressed in tonnes of CO2 equivalent.
  • net zeroA state in which the greenhouse gases a country or company puts into the air are balanced by the amount it removes, so that its overall contribution is zero.
  • carbon priceA cost put on each tonne of carbon dioxide emitted, through a carbon tax or an emissions trading system, to encourage companies to cut their emissions.
  • decarbonizationReducing the carbon dioxide emissions of an economy, sector or company, for example by switching to renewable power, electrifying heat and transport and improving efficiency.

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