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HIGH-CARBON FUEL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-11-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Combustion and Fuels (Fireplaces)
- Coal Preparation
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Pollutants
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- high carbon fuel
1, record 1, English, high%20carbon%20fuel
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- high-carbon fuel 2, record 1, English, high%2Dcarbon%20fuel
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Although carbon emissions have fallen since liberalisation of the UK's electricity market, this was entirely fortuitous, in that a lower carbon fuel (gas) was cheaper than a high carbon fuel (coal). 3, record 1, English, - high%20carbon%20fuel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Shell notes in its 2000 annual report that electricity providers are moving away from high-carbon fuel such as coal and turning more and more toward cleaner-burning natural gas. 4, record 1, English, - high%20carbon%20fuel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Substitution, for example replacing a high carbon fuel by a low carbon fuel, can ... achieve useful reductions [of greenhouse gas emissions] at relatively low cost ... 5, record 1, English, - high%20carbon%20fuel
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Combustion et combustibles (Foyers)
- Préparation des charbons
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Agents de pollution
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- combustible à teneur élevée en carbone
1, record 1, French, combustible%20%C3%A0%20teneur%20%C3%A9lev%C3%A9e%20en%20carbone
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- combustible à fort contenu en carbone 2, record 1, French, combustible%20%C3%A0%20fort%20contenu%20en%20carbone
avoid, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On voit [...] se manifester en Amérique du Nord une tendance à l'abandon de combustibles à teneur élevée en carbone tels que le charbon, au profit de combustibles plus propres comme le gaz naturel. 3, record 1, French, - combustible%20%C3%A0%20teneur%20%C3%A9lev%C3%A9e%20en%20carbone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] mesures de bon rapport coût-efficacité visant à remplacer les combustibles à teneur élevée en carbone par des combustibles à faible teneur en carbone et par des sources d'énergie non basées sur le carbone telles que les énergies renouvelables; [...] 4, record 1, French, - combustible%20%C3%A0%20teneur%20%C3%A9lev%C3%A9e%20en%20carbone
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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