炭素排出(たんそはいしゅつ)

たんそはいしゅつ
noun
carbon emissions
1. carbon emissions
The release of carbon dioxide and other carbon compounds into the atmosphere, especially from burning fossil fuels.
炭素排出(たんそはいしゅつ)を減(へ)らす。
To reduce carbon emissions.
工場(こうじょう)からの炭素排出(たんそはいしゅつ)が問題(もんだい)になっている。
Carbon emissions from factories have become a problem.
日本(にほん)は2050年(ねん)までに炭素排出(たんそはいしゅつ)を実質(じっしつ)ゼロにする目標(もくひょう)を掲(かか)げている。
Japan has set a goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

A compound of 炭素(たんそ) (carbon) + 排出(はいしゅつ) (emission; discharge). Frequently appears in news and policy discussions about climate change. The longer form 二酸化炭素排出(にさんかたんそはいしゅつ) (carbon dioxide emissions) is technically more precise, but 炭素排出(たんそはいしゅつ) is the common shorthand.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 炭素排出(たんそはいしゅつ)量(りょう): amount of carbon emissions
  • 炭素排出(たんそはいしゅつ)削減(さくげん): carbon emission reduction
  • 炭素排出(たんそはいしゅつ)ゼロ: zero carbon emissions
  • 炭素排出(たんそはいしゅつ)規制(きせい): carbon emission regulations

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 温室効果ガス(おんしつこうかがす): greenhouse gases — a broader category that includes carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases
  • 脱炭素(だつたんそ): decarbonization — the process of reducing carbon emissions, often used in policy contexts
  • 排出(はいしゅつ): emission; discharge — the general term for releasing substances, not limited to carbon
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