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kohlenstoffarm

German translation: my take

08:07 Nov 22, 2007
German language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general)
German term or phrase: kohlenstoffarm
Liebe Kollegen,

ich wollte mal um Eure Meinung fragen, ob kohlenstoffarm für "low-carbon" im Zusammenhang Klimaschutz obwohl weit verbreitet technisch korrekt ist. Auch nachwachsende Energieträger (Holz) enthalten ja Kohlenstoff, ist natürlich in unterschiedlichsten organischen Verbindungen enthalten. CO2-arm dagegen deckt nicht andere Emissionsarten wie Kohlenmonoxid u.Ä. ab.
Noe Tessmann
Local time: 04:28
Selected answer:my take
Explanation:
IMO, wood used as fuel also doesn't qualify as low carbon as it also leads to CO2 emissions. So low carbon should not be taken as a synonym for non-fossil fuels.
On the other hand, I'm not so sure that CO emissions are a main concern when we're talking about global warming (it would solve the problem of human effects on our climate a lot faster, though!).
I think low carbon / kohlenstoffarm are just usefull terms that describe things which may not be easy to define exactly in detail, but do convey an unambiguous concept.
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Harry Borsje
Netherlands
Local time: 04:28
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thank you very much for your point of view, you"re right, also in Englih it's ambigous
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my take


Explanation:
IMO, wood used as fuel also doesn't qualify as low carbon as it also leads to CO2 emissions. So low carbon should not be taken as a synonym for non-fossil fuels.
On the other hand, I'm not so sure that CO emissions are a main concern when we're talking about global warming (it would solve the problem of human effects on our climate a lot faster, though!).
I think low carbon / kohlenstoffarm are just usefull terms that describe things which may not be easy to define exactly in detail, but do convey an unambiguous concept.


Harry Borsje
Netherlands
Local time: 04:28
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Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
thank you very much for your point of view, you"re right, also in Englih it's ambigous
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