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carbon neutral

carbon neutral adjective: having an overall zero carbon footprint after carbon emissions trading has been taken into account.

Adjective

carbon neutral (not comparable)

  1. Having an overall zero carbon footprint after carbon emissions trading has been taken into account.
    • We must accelerate the switch from coal and oil to clean, carbon-neutral power. Such a shift will bring new jobs and growth.2003 January 23, Claude Martin, “Weather in Davos : Let's now get serious about warming”, in The International Herald Tribune, →ISSN
    • The hotel plans to make the property "carbon neutral" — whereby carbon emissions are offset by tree planting or other green schemes, and the hotel car runs on filtered, used vegetable oil. Or will, when the promised supply arrives.2004 February 6, Katherine Tanko, “Luxury in an 'eco' world”, in International Herald Tribune, →ISSN

Forms of carbon neutral

alternative formcarbon-neutral

Origin of carbon neutral

In mainstream usage since the early 2000s.

Words formed from carbon neutral

Questions about carbon neutral

What does carbon neutral mean?
Carbon neutral means having an overall zero carbon footprint after carbon emissions trading has been taken into account.
What part of speech is carbon neutral?
Carbon neutral is an adjective.

Words near carbon neutral in the dictionary

  1. carbon nanofoam
  2. carbon nanofoams
  3. carbon nanotube
  4. carbon nanotubes
  5. carbon negative
  6. carbon neutral
  7. carbon neutrality
  8. carbon number
  9. carbon numbers
  10. carbon offset
  11. carbon offsets

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