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greening

greening

1 4.2
Making businesses and services less harmful to the environment
  • noun
  • /ˈɡriːnɪŋ/
  • Specialized
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  • The city launched a new initiative aimed at the greening of urban spaces by planting more trees and creating parks.
  • the Greening of Africa

Examples

  • The "greening of Africa" was a lofty new goal for the Peace Corps.

    Academic text (2008)

  • A massive advertising campaign was designed to link the use of stoves with the greening of Africa.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Critical to the greening of German politics has been the greening of the larger, established political parties.

    Academic text (2003)

  • So do increased CAFE standards and the greening of the federal fleet.

    Blog text (27)

  • The greening of politics began as parliamentary candidates proclaimed environmental protection to be a top priority.

    Academic text (1993)

  • As airports grow and evolve, the greening of facilities and airside procedures must play a role.

    Blog text (14)

  • Houston's ongoing greening initiative similarly relies on buy-in from both the public and private sectors.

    Blog text (11)

  • In some instances, progress has been made in "greening" national income accounts so as to find ways of balancing rates of economic growth with their associated direct and indirect ecological costs.

    Academic text (2005)

  • The formation of the Montreal Protocol for the protection of the ozone layer in 1987 was a turning point in the "greening" of traditionally "brown" thinkers in the Japanese government.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Combined, these forces have pushed Japan's bureaucrats and politicians to move Japan in the direction of a more sustainable socioeconomic system, although the "greening" of policy in Japan does not appear to run as deep as in Germany.

    Academic text (2003)

Synonyms

green revolution
vsgreening
3.7

A widespread change toward renewable energy and cleaner technology

is the broader process of making systems more environmentally sustainable

Antonyms

pollution
255 2.7

Harmful substances in the air, water, or soil that damage health and nature

unsustainability
1 7.4

A situation where something cannot keep going for a long time

How Green

greening
  • Specialized
1 4.2
to reform
228 3.7

Surface Forms

greening singular
greenings plural

Morphology

greening = green (transparent) = green + ing

The sense is a standard nominalization of the verb 'green' used metaphorically for making systems environmentally friendly; learners familiar with 'green' in the environmental sense will find this derivation clear.

Etymology

Greening comes from green, the colour of nature, and people use 'green' to mean 'friendly to the environment'. So, greening means making cities, businesses, or systems more like nature—cleaner and more sustainable.