carbon neutral

See also: carbon-neutral

English

Alternative forms

• carbon-neutral

Etymology

In mainstream usage since the early 2000s.

Adjective

carbon neutral (not comparable)

1. Having an overall zero carbon footprint after carbon emissions trading has been taken into account.

   Coordinate terms: carbon positive, carbon negative

   • 2003 January 23, Claude Martin, “Weather in Davos : Let's now get serious about warming”, in The International Herald Tribune‎^[1], →ISSN:

     We must accelerate the switch from coal and oil to clean, carbon-neutral power. Such a shift will bring new jobs and growth.

   • 2004 February 6, Katherine Tanko, “Luxury in an 'eco' world”, in International Herald Tribune‎^[2], →ISSN:

     The hotel plans to make the property "carbon neutral" — whereby carbon emissions are offset by tree planting or other green schemes, and the hotel car runs on filtered, used vegetable oil. Or will, when the promised supply arrives.

Derived terms

• carbon neutrality

Translations

having an overall zero carbon footprint after carbon emissions trading has been taken into account

• Catalan: neutre en carboni m
• Finnish: hiilineutraali (fi)
• French: carboneutre (fr)
• German: klimaneutral (de), CO₂-neutral (de)
• Hungarian: szénsemleges
• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: neutro em carbono m, carbono neutro
• Spanish: neutro en carbono m, carbono neutro
• Swedish: koldioxidneutral (sv)
• Turkish: karbon nötr

Further reading

• carbon neutrality on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “carbon neutral”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “carbon neutral” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English carbon neutral.

Adjective

carbon neutral (invariable)

1. (neologism) carbon neutral