Betekenis van:
carbon cycle

carbon cycle
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • koolstofcyclus
  • the organic circulation of carbon from the atmosphere into organisms and back again

Hyperoniemen

carbon cycle
Zelfstandig naamwoord
    • a thermonuclear reaction in the interior of stars

    Hyperoniemen


    Voorbeeldzinnen

    1. Forests regulate the water cycle and take away harmful carbon dioxide.
    2. the use of any technology (including carbon capture and storage) capable of reducing life cycle greenhouse gas emissions per unit of energy from fuel or energy supplied;
    3. the NRSC (non-road steady cycle) appropriate for the equipment specification which shall be used for the measurement of the emissions of carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, oxides of nitrogen and particulates for stages I, II, IIIA, IIIB and IV of engines described in points (i) and (ii) of section 1.A of Annex I, and
    4. the NRTC (non-road transient cycle) which shall be used for the measurement of the emissions of carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, oxides of nitrogen and particulates for stages IIIB and IV of engines described in point (i) of section 1.A of Annex I,
    5. When the Commission reviews progress and reports on the implementation of the Sustainable Consumption and Production and Sustainable Industrial Policy Action Plan in 2012, it will in particular analyse whether further action to improve the energy and environmental performance of products is needed, including, inter alia the possibility to provide consumers with information on the carbon footprint of products or the products’ environmental impact during their life cycle.