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  • Glossary item | Last updated: 10 Apr 2024

Low-carbon technology

All the means and methods for low-carbon or carbon-free. It suits the need of adapting to a low-carbon economy, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and preventing global warming. Low-carbon technology mainly includes carbon reduction technology, carbon-free technology, carbon removal technology, carbon management technology, resource saving and recycling technology. Low-carbon technology aims at carbon reduction.

Lv, J. and Qin, S. (2016) On Low-Carbon Technology. Low Carbon Economy, 7, 107-115. doi: 10.4236/lce.2016.73010.

Source category:Scientific & Technical Literature