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carbon neutral
adjective
pertaining to or having achieved a state in which the net amount of carbon dioxide or other carbon compounds emitted into the atmosphere is reduced to zero because it is balanced by actions to reduce or offset these emissions.
Since the administration installed solar panels, the campus has become carbon neutral;
a carbon-neutral brewery.
Other 51Թ Forms
- carbon neutrality noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of carbon neutral1
Example Sentences
Bingham was speaking during a debate on a motion tabled by Labour councillors which called for the Reform-run authority to recommit to becoming carbon neutral by 2030.
It also pointed to its plans to phase out its coal-fired power plants and become carbon neutral by 2040.
It argues that burning wood is carbon neutral because when trees are cut down for fuel, new trees can be planted that effectively re-absorb the carbon dioxide released.
Since the carbon dioxide released when burning bio-methane originates in the atmosphere rather than underground, it is considered carbon neutral.
This is Jet Zero, a vision where air travel is entirely carbon neutral thanks to new technology and green ventures that offset the environmental impact.
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