carbon neutral

American  

adjective

1. 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.

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Other Word Forms

• carbon neutrality
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of carbon neutral

First recorded in 1990–95

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Example Sentences

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carbon neutral

A planning application for the retreat in 2021 said Church wanted to transform Rhydoldog House into a carbon neutral wellbeing and healing retreat with four log cabins in the grounds as tourist accommodation.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Yet in recent years, Massachusetts has implemented policies to become carbon neutral by 2050.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Qatar vowed to distinguish the men’s World Cup 2022 soccer tournament from the rest by making it carbon neutral.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026

Fewer bottled waters or coffees now offer "carbon neutral" guarantees ahead of an EU directive outlawing them from 2026.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2025

Since the carbon dioxide released when burning bio-methane originates in the atmosphere rather than underground, it is considered carbon neutral.

From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2024

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