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carbon neutrality

carbon neutrality noun: the state of being carbon neutral.

Noun

carbon neutrality (uncountable)

  1. The state of being carbon neutral.
    • Of the Green New Deal, the proposal backed by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that raises the goal of carbon neutrality in a decade, he is flatly dismissive. “Well, it’s a fairytale. It’s like saying vaccines don’t work – that’s a form of science denialism. Why peddle fantasies to people?”2021 February 15, Emma Brockes, quoting Bill Gates, “Bill Gates: ‘Carbon neutrality in a decade is a fairytale. Why peddle fantasies?’”, in The Guardian
    Synonyms:
    net zero

Synonyms of carbon neutrality

Questions about carbon neutrality

What does carbon neutrality mean?
Carbon neutrality means the state of being carbon neutral.
What part of speech is carbon neutrality?
Carbon neutrality is a noun.

Words near carbon neutrality in the dictionary

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

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