carbon emission
Fossil fuel byproduct
Carbon emission refers to the release of carbon dioxide and other carbon compounds into the atmosphere, primarily from burning fossil fuels.
The term usually appears in discussions of climate change and environmental policy: The factory reduced its carbon emissions by 30%.
A carbon footprint measures the total emissions attributable to a person, organization, or activity.
Often used in the plural.
- greenhouseClimate-controlled plant enclosure
- CO2Carbon dioxide formula
- global warmingRising planetary temperatures
- climate changePlanetary atmospheric transformation
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
exhaust · car exhaust · fossil fuel · fossil fuels · smokestacks · smoke stack · coal plant · tailpipe · atmosphere · footprint · burning · coal · smog · climate · warming · industrial · methane · offset
- emissionsCO2, greenhouse gases, methane, net zero, net-zero
carbon emissioncarbon sequestration
Removing and storing atmospheric CO2
carbon capture · carbon sink · carbon storage · reforestation · afforestation
carbon emissioncarbon neutrality
Emissions balanced by offsets
net zero · decarbonization · zero-emission · emission-free · emission reduction
carbon emissionrenewable energy
Self-replenishing natural power
clean energy · solar power · wind power · hydroelectric power · nuclear energy
carbon, emission, carbons, emissions, carbonate, carbonated, carbonation, carbonize, carbonized