Definition of "carbon-intensive" [carbon-intensive]

• Describing any process that has a high carbon footprint in relation to its economic importance (adjective)

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• "We eat less meat, the production of which is carbon-intensive, and lower our rental home's thermostat to 65 degrees in winter."
• "Third, massive technological change is the key to the needed transition from reliance on carbon-intensive fossil fuels to more climate-friendly energy sources."
• "We do not need to take the unpopular route of making carbon-intensive energy more expensive."