Meanings
plural decarbonisations
- UKalternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of decarbonization.
This means that changes to the electricity system in favour of decarbonisation will have to come even faster.”
2015 June 27, Arthur Neslen, “Half of Europe’s electricity set to be from renewables by 2030”, in The Guardian1 more example
The key sentence appears on page 27 of the 80-page report. It says: "We recognise that electrifying more of the railway is likely to be necessary to deliver decarbonisation." A second notable sentence records: "The main way to achieve rail freight decarbonisation is to stop using diesel traction, through direct government intervention to roll out further electrification."
2020 April 8, Philip Haigh, “Out of the current crisis we could see meaningful changes”, in Rail, page 57
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decarbonisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decarbonisation
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