Definition of "carbonizing" [carbonizing]

• Present participle of carbonize. (verb)

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• "Dr. Helm says the most cost-effective way of "de-carbonizing" U.K. energy, at least in the short term, would be to switch from coal to cleaner-burning natural gas in power generation."
• "Every year the economic transformation is delayed will increase its costs and the rate of low-carbon industrial growth required for de-carbonizing industry."
• "For this reason, steps towards de-carbonizing any of the G-20 countries will be expensive."