low-carbon
adjective (also low carbon) uk/ˌləʊˈkɑː.bən/ us/ˌloʊˈkɑːr.bən/
（释放二氧化碳较少）低碳的
A low-carbon building, activity, business, etc., is one that causes only small amounts of carbon dioxide to be added to the atmosphere.
There must be no delay in moving to a low-carbon economy.
We need investment in low-carbon energy.
The government's action plan aims to ensure that public sector procurement of goods and services is low carbon. 政府的行动计划旨在确保公共部门的货物和服务采购是低碳的。
Compare: carbon neutralzero-carbon
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- The report described nuclear power as safe, low-carbon, affordable and dependable.
- Over the next decade they want every home, if practical, to become low carbon.
- This means that the rich world must be ready to pay for the poor to switch to low-carbon energy.
- Carbon storage is a way to buy time - time for low-carbon alternatives to fossil fuels to emerge in a significant way.