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.

---

Other Word Forms

• carbon neutrality noun

Etymology

Origin of carbon neutral

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

Politicians had previously agreed to phase out all petrol and diesel vehicles, as part of Jersey's Carbon Neutral Roadmap, and in line with the UK.

From BBC

He said that while he was still working his way through submissions, it was clear there was "overwhelming support to modify the approach envisaged in the Carbon Neutral Roadmap".

From BBC

France in December released a revamped roadmap to become carbon neutral by 2050.

From Barron's

The country has set a target to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 81 percent by 2035 compared to 1990 levels and is aiming to be carbon neutral by the middle of the century.

From Barron's

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

From Barron's