| 单词 | embodied carbon |
| 释义 | > as lemmasembodied carbon embodied carbon n. (originally) the total amount of carbon dioxide captured and retained during the life cycle of the vegetation of an area; (later usually) the total amount of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gas equivalents emitted during the manufacture and life cycle of a product (esp. a building), considered as being notionally embodied in the product. The life cycle of a product includes everything from the sourcing of raw materials to disassembly and disposal or decomposition. ΚΠ 1994 P. J. Parks in V. H. Dale Effects Land-use Change on Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations viii. 362 As with forest/woodland ecosystems, embodied carbon in this land category decreased steadily from 1880 to 1980 for an overall loss of 69.5%. 2009 S. G. Mayson in R. B. Stewart Climate Finance 282 Carbon footprint labels purport to quantify the embodied carbon of a given product. 2020 Edmonton Jrnl. (Alberta) (Nexis) 28 Mar. e3 In some cases, demolishing, disposing or upgrading of existing homes also contributes to embodied carbon. < as lemmas |
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