heavy industry
noun
: the production of goods (such as coal or steel) that are used to make other goods
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Most of California’s carbon emissions that are driving today’s increase in global temperatures come from cars, trucks, homes and heavy industry — all of which are notably absent from this climate bond.
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Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 10 July 2024
Almost all the heavy industry in Shelby County – and the associated pollutants – are located in southwest Memphis, Jia added.
—Andy Miller, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2024
Current consumers of fossil fuels and chemicals, such as India, have rolled out ambitious domestic green hydrogen production programs, first to make fertilizer and then to help decarbonize their heavy industry.
—S. Julio Friedmann, Foreign Affairs, 15 Sep. 2022
It can also be used for heavy industry, like steelmaking, which renewables can’t power.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 19 June 2024
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Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 10 July 2024
Almost all the heavy industry in Shelby County – and the associated pollutants – are located in southwest Memphis, Jia added.
—Andy Miller, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2024
Current consumers of fossil fuels and chemicals, such as India, have rolled out ambitious domestic green hydrogen production programs, first to make fertilizer and then to help decarbonize their heavy industry.
—S. Julio Friedmann, Foreign Affairs, 15 Sep. 2022
It can also be used for heavy industry, like steelmaking, which renewables can’t power.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 19 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for heavy industry
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“Heavy industry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20industry. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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