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4 total sentences available.
Technological innovation is essential for reducing the cost of current mitigation technologies, leading to the invention and dissemination of new zero and low-carbon technologies and enhancing the capacity of countries to reduce their emissions.
Source: tatoeba (3650994)
In April 2014, the U.S., U.K., and Germany announced the Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance, a public-private platform designed to spur private-sector investment in low-carbon, climate-resilient infrastructure in developing countries.
Source: tatoeba (3651087)
He says the low-carbon effort’s penetration rate is too low and that ordinary people generally do not care.
Source: tatoeba (12301231)
Robin Winkler, co-convener of the Green Party Taiwan, says the low-carbon village effort stands out against similar programs, such as those in Europe, because of a strong government role in the process.
Source: tatoeba (12301347)
Closest matches include carbon.
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