Carbon-neutral Definition

kärbən-no͝otrəl, -nyo͝o-
adjective

Functioning in a way that compensates completely for one's atmospheric carbon emissions, as through carbon offset.

Webster's New World
Of or relating to a process or activity in which the total amount of carbon in carbon-containing gases released into the environment is offset by the amount of carbon in such gases removed from the environment.
American Heritage

Carbon-neutral Sentence Examples

  • For organizations reducing emissions voluntarily, carbon offsets provide a means to become carbon neutral.

  • We can strive to become carbon neutral by reducing our contributions to greenhouse gasses as much as possible and then buying credits (also known as carbon offsets) to make up for the carbon we are putting into the atmosphere.

  • We will now offset the carbon emissions we produce with an annual tree planting, making us a carbon neutral company.

  • You could, however, help to redress the balance by making all of your flights " carbon neutral ".

  • Produces less unburned hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide than diesel when used in a diesel engine; is sulfur free and carbon-neutral.

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Words Starting With

CCACAR

Words Ending With

LALRAL

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carbon-neutral

Words Starting With C and Ending With L

Starts With C & Ends With LStarts With CA & Ends With LStarts With C & Ends With AL

Word Length

14 Letter Words14 Letter Words Starting With C14 Letter Words Ending With L