carbon neutral

car·bon neu·tral

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Definitions of carbon neutral words

adjective carbon neutral A carbon neutral lifestyle, company, or activity does not cause an increase in the overall amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. 3
adjective carbon neutral not affecting the total amount of carbon dioxide in the earth’s atmosphere 3
adjective carbon neutral 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. 1
adjective carbon neutral Having an overall zero carbon footprint after carbon emissions trading has been taken into account. 0

before 1990

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 1990-95

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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