Living Off the Grid in the City Podcast 11. Decarbonizing the world’s economy has been named as a primary and powerful method to contribute to the solution to climate change. Decarbonizing is to shed the use and need for any fossil fuel technology or industry. Decarbonization is necessary for depolluting our environment. Going off the grid helps slow-down, stop, and reverse pollution. By ceasing your demand on the polluting sectors of the grid; you firmly contribute to cut back on pollution.