4． 低碳发展，即low-carbon development/growth，经济发展的一种全新概念与模式。请看如下句子：China has issued a report saying the country is expected to realize by 2050 a low carbon development, featuring low energy demand 畓瑘ꫥΙխ璗甓©版权所有沪江网甓璗խΙꫥ瑘畓and carbon dioxide output.
5． 低碳生活方式，即low-carbon lifestyle，检索发现，这一词语已成为网络新宠，这是因为我国的大都市已经诞生了“低碳一族”，他们每天使用传统的发条闹钟，取代电子闹钟；在午休和下班后关掉电脑和平板显示器；一旦不用电灯、空调，随手关掉；手机一旦充电完成，立即拔掉充电插头；选择晾晒衣物，避免使用滚筒式干衣机；用在附近公园中的慢跑取代在跑步机上的45分钟锻炼；用节能灯替换60瓦的灯泡；不开汽车改骑自行车……简而言之，“低碳生活”方式可以理解为减低二氧化碳的排放，就是低能量、低消耗、低开支的生活方式。而“低碳一族”正以自己生活细节的改变证明：气候变化已经不再只是环保主义者、政府官员和专家学者关心的问题，而是与我们每个人息息相关。在提倡健康生活已成潮流的今天，“低碳生活”不再只是一种理想，更是一种值得期待的新的生活方式！相关英语表达见如下例句：（1）A one-year carbon emission reduction program proposed by China's Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) was started here Wednesday, on World Earth Day, to encourage citizens nationwide to adjust their lifestyle and live a "low-carbon" lifestyle. A low-carbon lifestyle covers many aspects of modern life, such as transportation, home heating, and holiday travel, which can be conducted in a way that gives the maximum reduction of personal carbon emissions. /（2）As the Copenhagen Climate Conference is drawing near, more ﹉㲋틍ඉ툹芟겮podcast.htm©版权所有沪江网겮芟툹ඉ틍㲋﹉and more debate about low-carbon lifestyle come forth. /（3）Just this year, the low-carbon lifestyle, or Lifestyle of Health and Sustainability (LOHAS), suddenly became trendy in China, particularly among young urbanites, Lin said. 与“低碳生活方式”相关的说法还有“低碳生活”，即low-carbon life，相关搭配就是lead a low-carbon life，如网站就专门介绍各种低碳生活的小贴士。因为“低碳经济”提出的大背景是全球气候变暖对人类生存和发展的严峻挑战，因此，“低碳生活方式”还可以表达为 climate-friendly lifestyles，见page.cfm?tagID=20927网站，该网站介绍了低碳生活的三大贴士（Tips for a Healthy, Low-Carbon Life），有兴趣的读者不妨一读。
根据上述概念，我们不难理解，一个提倡导低碳经济的社会就是“低碳社会”（low-carbon society），同理就有“低碳社区”，“低碳城市”和“低碳世界”，即low carbon community, low-carbon city和low-carbon world。因为在资源日益短缺、生态环境受到挑战的今天，发展低碳经济、倡导低碳生活、建设低碳城市正在成为国际上普遍认同的经济社会发展模式。其他说法还有“低碳开发区”，即low carbon development zone，如下述例句：One example of this is the Low Carbon Development Zones being discussed by the EU and China. The Zones, piloted in a small number of Chinese cities 陒ᚤ䠄抙歙ﱁ귉쑄©版权所有沪江网쑄귉ﱁ歙抙䠄ᚤ陒and provinces, could both support China’s transition to a low carbon economy and accelerate the development and deployment of low carbon goods, technologies 昄搜㧤䥳住event/©版权所有沪江网住䥳㧤搜昄and services to EU, Chinese and global markets.
显而易见，在全球暖化（global warming）导致的气候变化（climate change）的威胁之下，全球正直面低碳挑战（low-carbon challenge），因此，发展低碳经济，减少碳排放（carbon emission reduction），倡导低碳生活方式不但势在必行，而且是我们每一个地球人都必须重视和行动起来的头等大事。