Low-carbon economy - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - A Low-Carbon Economy (LCE) is a popular term that refers to an Economy which has a minimal output of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions into the biosphere, but specifically refers to the greenhouse gas Carbon Dioxide. Recently, most of scientific and public opinion has come to the conclusion there is an unreasonable accumulation of GHGs(especially CO2) in our atmosphere; our species is to blame for this accumulation, and the over-concentrations of these gases will fundamentally change our climate dangerously in the foreseeable future[1]. Globally implemented LCE's therefore, are proposed as a means to avoid catastrophic climate change, and as a precursor to an ideal zero-carbon economy.

The Low Carbon Economy - Climate change is the greatest environmental challenge that we face and the scientific consensus and growing political will to address the issue is slowly but surely changing the global context in which business operates. Moving to a low carbon economy not only addresses an environmental imperative, it makes business sense.

The Carbon Economy: industrial restructuring and regional development - The carbon economy is central to the functioning of the world economy and the global geopolitical system. Within Europe the coal industry remains an important energy source and provides employment and livelihoods for coalfield communities.

Low Carbon Economy - Low Carbon Economy is a phrase, which has become important in UK since the publication of their national strategy (See box below). The strategy is an attempt to gather different EU policies related to economic growth and the implications of European dependency on fossil fuels. The main EU policies are the European Climate Change Programme and the Security of energy supply. These identify the problems previously presented and also suggest actions to achieve the targets.