carbon neutral
Net-zero greenhouse impact
Carbon neutral describes activities, products, or entities that release no net carbon dioxide into the atmosphere—either by producing none or by offsetting emissions through countermeasures like planting trees or purchasing carbon credits.
A company might claim to be carbon neutral while still burning fossil fuels, provided it compensates elsewhere: The airline offers carbon-neutral flights through offset programs.
Balanced emissions state
- climate actionMeasures addressing atmospheric change
- mitigationReduction of severity
- environmental policyRules managing human-nature interaction
- greenhouse gasesEmissions that trap heat
Paris Agreement · regulation · legislation · mandate · target · pledge · roadmap · corporate responsibility
Capable of restoration
- solarOf the star
- windAir current outdoors
- hydroelectricGenerated by flowing water
- geothermalRelating to underground heat
biomass · clean energy · zero emissions · electric vehicle · energy efficiency · grid · electrification · hydrogen
Mark from stepping
- emissionsSubstances released into air
- accountingMaintaining financial records
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
- baselineStandard for comparison
scope · reporting · verification · benchmarking · audit · certification · disclosure · transparency
Compensate by opposing force
- creditsUnits toward graduation
- cap-and-tradeMarket-based pollution control
- tradeExchange of commodities
- compensateMake up for
neutralize · purchase · retirement · verified · voluntary · compliance · registry · permanence
Take into custody
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- sinkBasin with drain
- sequestrationAct of setting apart
- afforestationIntroducing woods to treeless land
net-zero
Balanced emissions state
- climate actionMeasures addressing atmospheric change
- mitigationReduction of severity
- environmental policyRules managing human-nature interaction
greenhouse gases · Paris Agreement · regulation · legislation · mandate · target · pledge · roadmap · corporate responsibility · greenwashing
renewable
Capable of restoration
- solarOf the star
- windAir current outdoors
- hydroelectricGenerated by flowing water
geothermal · biomass · clean energy · zero emissions · electric vehicle · energy efficiency · grid · electrification · hydrogen · biofuel
footprint
Mark from stepping
- emissionsSubstances released into air
- accountingMaintaining financial records
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
baseline · scope · reporting · verification · benchmarking · audit · certification · disclosure · transparency · protocol
offset
Compensate by opposing force
- creditsUnits toward graduation
- cap-and-tradeMarket-based pollution control
- tradeExchange of commodities
compensate · neutralize · purchase · retirement · verified · voluntary · compliance · registry · permanence · leakage
capture
Take into custody
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- sinkBasin with drain
- sequestrationAct of setting apart
- Energy Lawenergy market, EEG, electricity supply, power supply, market regulation
- Green Shippingscrubbers, green corridors, wind power, hydrogen fuel, fuel cells
- environmentair pollution, ecology, clean air, biosphere, air quality
- medio ambienteagua, bosque, fauna, flora, habitat
- eco-friendlysustainable, fair trade, green, biodegradable, recyclable
- environmentalismecology, conservationism, recycling bins, campaigner, environmentalism
carbon neutralunsustainable
Cannot be maintained indefinitely
polluting · dirty energy · brown · extractive · non-renewable
neutral, carbon, neutrality, carbonize, bicarbonate, carbons, carbonized, decarbonization, carbonizing