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carbon capture

carbon capture noun: a set of technologies designed to capture emissions of carbon dioxide from sources like power plants and industrial facilities before they enter the atmosphere.

Noun

carbon capture

  1. (climate change) A set of technologies designed to capture emissions of carbon dioxide from sources like power plants and industrial facilities before they enter the atmosphere.
    • Carbon capture, said the IEA, should sit alongside plans to electrify economies using renewable energy sources, replace fossil fuels with bioenergy and swap methane-rich gas for clean-burning hydrogen in factories, transport and homes.2020 September 24, Jillian Ambrose, “Carbon storage technologies critical for meeting climate targets – IEA”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Questions about carbon capture

What does carbon capture mean?
Carbon capture means a set of technologies designed to capture emissions of carbon dioxide from sources like power plants and industrial facilities before they enter the atmosphere.
What part of speech is carbon capture?
Carbon capture is a noun.

Words near carbon capture in the dictionary

  1. carbon bisulphide
  2. carbon black
  3. carbon budget
  4. carbon budgets
  5. carbon burning
  6. carbon capture
  7. carbon chauvinism
  8. carbon chauvinist
  9. carbon chauvinists
  10. carbon chloride
  11. carbon copied

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