碳排放

tànpáifàng

noun

Meanings

1 carbon emissions
2 carbon dioxide emissions

Characters

discharge, expel

release, let out

Examples

中国承诺在2030年前实现碳排放达峰。

Zhōngguó chéngnuò zài èrlíngsānlíng nián qián shíxiàn tànpáifàng dáfēng.

China has pledged to reach peak carbon emissions before 2030.

电动车可以减少碳排放。

Diàndòngchē kěyǐ jiǎnshǎo tànpáifàng.

Electric vehicles can reduce carbon emissions.

工厂必须符合国家的碳排放标准。

Gōngchǎng bìxū fúhé guójiā de tànpáifàng biāozhǔn.

Factories must comply with national carbon emission standards.

Tips

culture

Central to China's 双碳 (dual carbon) goals announced by Xi Jinping at the UN in 2020: 碳达峰 (peak emissions by 2030) and 碳中和 (carbon neutrality by 2060). Related vocabulary: 低碳 (low-carbon), 零碳 (net-zero), 碳交易 (carbon trading).

Stroke Order

碳 tàn

排 pái

放 fàng