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Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general) | | German term or phrase: kohlenstoffarm | Liebe Kollegen,
ich wollte mal um Eure Meinung fragen, ob kohlenstoffarm für "low-carbon" im Zusammenhang Klimaschutz obwohl weit verbreitet technisch korrekt ist. Auch nachwachsende Energieträger (Holz) enthalten ja Kohlenstoff, ist natürlich in unterschiedlichsten organischen Verbindungen enthalten. CO2-arm dagegen deckt nicht andere Emissionsarten wie Kohlenmonoxid u.Ä. ab. |
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| | German translation:my take | Explanation:
IMO, wood used as fuel also doesn't qualify as low carbon as it also leads to CO2 emissions. So low carbon should not be taken as a synonym for non-fossil fuels.
On the other hand, I'm not so sure that CO emissions are a main concern when we're talking about global warming (it would solve the problem of human effects on our climate a lot faster, though!).
I think low carbon / kohlenstoffarm are just usefull terms that describe things which may not be easy to define exactly in detail, but do convey an unambiguous concept.
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Harry Borsje
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Local time: 04:15
| Grading comment thank you very much for your point of view, you"re right, also in Englih it's ambigous
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Explanation:
IMO, wood used as fuel also doesn't qualify as low carbon as it also leads to CO2 emissions. So low carbon should not be taken as a synonym for non-fossil fuels.
On the other hand, I'm not so sure that CO emissions are a main concern when we're talking about global warming (it would solve the problem of human effects on our climate a lot faster, though!).
I think low carbon / kohlenstoffarm are just usefull terms that describe things which may not be easy to define exactly in detail, but do convey an unambiguous concept.
| Harry Borsje
Netherlands
Local time: 04:15
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| | Grading comment | thank you very much for your point of view, you"re right, also in Englih it's ambigous |
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