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What does decarbonize mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word decarbonize? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. To remove carbon from something, especially from an engine; to decoke.
  2. To reduce or replace fossil fuels by renewable energy in energy production systems and processes.
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Decarbonize the cylinder head with a good top engine cleaner to get rid of the deposits.
Successful worldwide cooperation in suppressing coal could provide the basis for building a credible international coalition to further decarbonize the energy system beyond shale gas and into a fully renewable economy.
Patterns of future rural land-use change have profound implications for attempts to decarbonize the economy.
So besides individual action to shrink carbon footprints, there has to be a bigger effort to decarbonize national and regional infrastructures.
It is therefore more necessary than ever to take stock of this sector as its age too often leads to neglect while she is contributing the most to decarbonize power generation systems in the coming decades.
We have two instruments at our disposal to achieve that objective and to decarbonize our economy, namely to impose a tax on carbon or to establish a carbon exchange.

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