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For carbon-neutral cities, there are things worth talking about in how our consumption patterns can change - sharing goods, etc. - but those are a fraction of the impacts of transportation and building energy use. If we need to choose priority actions, the most important things are to densify, provide transit, and green the buildings.
Alex Steffen

Meaning of "carbon-neutral" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CARBON-NEUTRAL

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CARBON-NEUTRAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Carbon-Neutral is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CARBON-NEUTRAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

carbon-neutral

Carbon neutrality

Carbon neutrality, or having a net zero carbon footprint, refers to achieving net zero carbon emissions by balancing a measured amount of carbon released with an equivalent amount sequestered or offset, or buying enough carbon credits to make up the difference. It is used in the context of carbon dioxide releasing processes associated with transportation, energy production, and industrial processes such as production of carbon neutral fuel. The carbon neutrality concept may be extended to include other greenhouse gases measured in terms of their carbon dioxide equivalence—the impact a GHG has on the atmosphere expressed in the equivalent amount of CO2. The term "climate neutral" reflects the broader inclusiveness of other greenhouse gases in climate change, even if CO2 is the most abundant, encompassing other greenhouse gases regulated by the Kyoto Protocol, namely: methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulphur hexafluoride. Both terms are used interchangeably throughout this article.

Definition of carbon-neutral in the English dictionary

The definition of carbon-neutral in the dictionary is not affecting the total amount of carbon dioxide in the earth’s atmosphere.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CARBON-NEUTRAL

carbon sink
carbon steel
carbon tax
carbon tetrachloride
carbon tissue
carbon trading
carbon value
carbon well
carbon-14 dating
carbon-date
carbon-offset
carbonaceous
carbonade
carbonado
carbonara
Carbonari
Carbonaro
carbonate
carbonated
carbonation

WORDS THAT END LIKE CARBON-NEUTRAL

ancestral
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astral
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central
citral
day-neutral
lustral
magistral
Massif Central
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perimetral
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Synonyms and antonyms of carbon-neutral in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «carbon-neutral» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CARBON-NEUTRAL

Find out the translation of carbon-neutral to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of carbon-neutral from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «carbon-neutral» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

碳中性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

carbono neutral
570 millions of speakers

English

carbon-neutral
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कार्बन न्यूट्रल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خالية من الكربون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

углеродно-нейтральным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

neutro em carbono
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কার্বন পরমানু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

neutre en carbone
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Neutral karbon
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kohlenstoff- neutral
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カーボンニュートラルな
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

탄소 중립
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Neutral karbon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cacbon
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கார்பன் நடுநிலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कार्बन-न्यूट्रल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karbonsuz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

carbon - neutral
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

neutralny węgiel
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вуглецево - нейтральним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

carbon-neutru
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

με ουδέτερο ισοζύγιο άνθρακα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

koolstof - neutrale
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

koldioxidneutrala
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

karbon - nøytral
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of carbon-neutral

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CARBON-NEUTRAL»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about carbon-neutral

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Alex Steffen
For carbon-neutral cities, there are things worth talking about in how our consumption patterns can change - sharing goods, etc. - but those are a fraction of the impacts of transportation and building energy use. If we need to choose priority actions, the most important things are to densify, provide transit, and green the buildings.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CARBON-NEUTRAL»

Discover the use of carbon-neutral in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to carbon-neutral and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Carbon-Neutral Architectural Design
This full-color book presents strategies and methods to achieve CO2 reductions, with an emphasis on control of energy flows through the building envelope and passive heating and cooling strategies.
Pablo M. La Roche, 2011
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Carbon-Neutral Fuels and Energy Carriers
This authoritative work provides the information needed to make more informed choices regarding available clean energy and fuel alternatives.
Nazim Z. Muradov, T. Nejat Veziroğlu, 2011
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Net zero energy buildings: International projects of carbon ...
"Net zero energy buildings, equilibrium buildings or carbon neutral cities – depending on location and the reasons for making the calculation, the numbers are run differently.
Karsten Voss, Eike Musall, 2013
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Anything But Neutral about Going (Carbon) Neutral
Gary Hirshberg learned about running a business as the C-E-Yo of Stonyfield, now the world¿s largest organic yogurt producer.
Gary Hirshberg, 2010
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Carbon Neutral By 2020: How New Zealanders Can Tackle ...
This book offers a positive response to this position, by presenting solutions from a range of New Zealand experts, all of whom show how we can rethink our current practices, mobilise people and put in place new ways of doing things that ...
Niki Harré, Quentin Douglas Atkinson, 2007
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The Oxford Conference: A Re-evaluation of Education in ...
To meet these challenges, the Society of Building Science Educators (SBSE) has initiated the Carbon neutral Design (CND) Project to create and disseminate the resources and tools needed to integrate carbon neutral and zero-energy design ...
Susan Roaf, Andrew Bairstow, 2008
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Doing Business in a New Climate: A Guide to Measuring, ...
offsetting greenhouse gas emissions and going Carbon neutral 41 Part 4 discusses how to create carbon neutral initiatives, including carbon neutral businesses, products, services, events and projects. it also explains how carbon offsets work ...
Paul Lingl, Deborah Carlson, 2010
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Carbon Reduction: Policies, Strategies, and Technologies
35 CARBON NEUTRAL CONSTRUCTION Recently, the idea that new buildings can be designed to be carbon neutral has evolved. Some believe that “buildings that use no energy from external power grids are carbon neutral.”36 While more ...
Stephen A. Roosa, Arun G. Jhaveri, 2009
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How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
Carbon Neutral When you think about trying to reduce your carbon footprint, your goal should be to become carbon neutral. Something that is neutral does not contribute to or take away from. Being carbon neutral means absorbing as much  ...
Amanda Bishop, 2008
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The Sustainable City VI: Urban Regeneration and Sustainability
We have determined, as research methodology, the analysis of self-acclaimed carbon neutral and/or carbon reduction projects in order to detect which strategies, techniques or technologies can best be applied in different sites and contexts.
C. A. Brebbia, S. Hernandez, E. Tiezzi, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CARBON-NEUTRAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term carbon-neutral is used in the context of the following news items.
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$283B in natural gas projects could be threatened in low-carbon …
While energy experts have promoted natural gas as a "bridge fuel" that can help the world shift from coal and oil to more carbon-neutral ... «Environment & Energy Publishing, Jul 15»
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Smoke house: Architects are making houses out of hempcrete
... and harvesting the hemp sequesters the carbon dioxide that would otherwise be released during decay, making it better than carbon-neutral. «Digital Trends, Jul 15»
3
UK needs to “transition to a low carbon economy”
... service sectors have called for the government to do more to increase green building developments and to meet its carbon-neutral targets. «Intelligent Building Today, Jul 15»
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Guest column: Cambridge sets example nationwide with Net Zero …
Cambridge is now officially on the path to becoming a net-zero community. “Net zero” is a target for carbon-neutral building operations. «Wicked Local Cambridge, Jul 15»
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Duncan goes carbon neutral
The five communities that have gone carbon-neutral through the CCM are among 178 of the 182 communities in B.C. that have made a ... «Cowichan Valley Citizen, Jul 15»
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ANALYSIS: Industry sees path to carbon-neutral aviation
In 1971 – 34 years after the first ground test of Frank Whittle's prototype jet engine – General Electric's CF6 commercial turbofan engine entered ... «Flightglobal, Jul 15»
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Wake Up and Smell the Low Carbon Coffee in Costa Rica
... way for a certified carbon neutral coffee trademark that would ensure Costa Rica a prominent place in international carbon-neutral markets. «The Costa Rica Star, Jul 15»
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White House rejects biomass as carbon neutral
“The Administration objects to the bill's representation of forest biomass as categorically 'carbon-neutral,'” the White House said in the ... «Utility Dive, Jul 15»
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White House Wisely Rejects the 'Categorical Carbon Neutrality' of …
Classification of Forest Biomass Fuels as Carbon-Neutral. ... to the bill's representation of forest biomass as categorically “carbon-neutral. «Energy Collective, Jun 15»
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Carbon-neutral company sets up in Port Alberni
It's a completely carbon neutral process, Liu said. Activated Carbon is created by heating wood to extremely high temperatures - but not burning ... «Alberni Valley Times, Jun 15»

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