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low carbon operations

French translation: Des opérations (une explotation) à faibles émissions de carbone

17:53 Oct 28, 2007
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Environment & Ecology
English term or phrase: low carbon operations
The Energy and Environment Award recognises companies for the efforts they have made in developing low carbon operations
Daphnee
Local time: 17:28
French translation:Des opérations (une explotation) à faibles émissions de carbone
Explanation:
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Michel A.
Local time: 11:28
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5Des opérations (une explotation) à faibles émissions de carbone
Michel A.
4des technologies à faibles rejets de carbone
FX Fraipont (X)
3processus à faible utilisation de carbone
Abdelbaki Boukheit


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Des opérations (une explotation) à faibles émissions de carbone


Explanation:
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Note added at 3 mins (2007-10-28 17:56:27 GMT)
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exploItation

Michel A.
Local time: 11:28
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 27

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  CFK TRAD: d'accord. On peut aussi proposer "faibles émission de gaz carbonique" si la traduction va vers la France, c'est l'expression habituelle. Mais, sur le reste, tout à fait d'accord !!
46 mins
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agree  Nicolas Coyer (X): je mettrais aussi "activités" (voire procédés/processus dans ce cas ?) au lieu d'opérations pour la France
7 hrs
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agree  GILLES MEUNIER
11 hrs
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agree  Cl Te (X)
13 hrs
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agree  jean-jacques alexandre
14 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
processus à faible utilisation de carbone


Explanation:
Généralement, on évite l'émisssion du CO et du CO2 (et non pas du carbone).

Abdelbaki Boukheit
Algeria
Local time: 16:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 8
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
des technologies à faibles rejets de carbone


Explanation:
"l’utilisation de techniques à faibles rejets de carbone. pourraient réduire les émissions de carbone de. quatre-vingt-dix à cent cinq millions de tonnes d’ ..."
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itgic/0498/ijgf/ijgf0498.pd...

"Des gaz à effet de serre, y compris le dioxyde de carbone (CO2), ... et commerciaux qui comprendra l'utilisation de technologies à faibles rejets de GES et ..."
http://www.gnb.ca/0009/0369/0015/0002-f.asp

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 17:28
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 658
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