Sentence examples for carbon from inspiring English sources
The word 'carbon' is correct and usable in written English
You can use it to refer to the chemical element with the symbol C, or to refer to something made of or containing carbon. For example, "This piece of jewelry is made of carbon fiber."
noun
The chemical element (symbol C) with an atomic number of 6.
He pledged to cut his personal carbon footprint and emissions from his department's headquarters by 10% in 2010.
Searching for savings at the end of its term in government, Labor said it was indefinitely deferring the already legislated changes because the floating carbon price was forecast to be far lower than originally calculated and families did not need as much compensation.
Economists generally agree that the key to addressing climate change is to raise the cost of burning fossil fuels, either directly, through a carbon tax, or indirectly, through a cap-and-trade program.
They could be compensated through some kind of rebate, or a cut in other taxes; it's been proposed, for example, that revenues from a carbon tax could be used to reduce the payroll tax.
The rise in carbon reserves is revealed in a list of the top 100 traded coal companies and top 100 oil and gas companies produced by Fossil Free Indexes (FFI), a US company.
It also follows estimates that the Galilee Basin mines feeding the port would produce enough coal to far outstrip Australia's annual carbon emissions, indicating a climate change contribution of global significance.
He said that, in addition to scrapping fossil fuel subsidies and introducing a carbon tax, the World Bank's plan involved spending more on energy efficiency, measures to make agriculture greener and changes to help cities become less polluted and more liveable.
Once again it shows how voluntary action can show the way, proving that a low-carbon future is an essential, achievable and urgent priority.
Speaking after the ballot on Wednesday night, a composed Gillard said she was proud of her achievements in what "has not been an easy environment to work in" because of the minority parliament, the internal Labor divisions and the Coalition's fierce anti-carbon tax campaign.
But even a potentially useful idea like the creation of a carbon-permit market to fight global warming is already being dismissed as Wall Street's "next big scam".
Both MSCI and FTSE, major providers of financial indexes, have also created fossil-free or low-carbon indexes in response to demand from investors.
