"carbon neutral" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: In mainstream usage since the early 2000s. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} carbon neutral (not comparable)
  1. Having an overall zero carbon footprint after carbon emissions trading has been taken into account. Wikipedia link: Google Ngram Viewer Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Carbon, Climate change Synonyms: carbon-neutral Derived forms: carbon neutrality Translations (having an overall zero carbon footprint after carbon emissions trading has been taken into account): neutre en carboni [masculine] (Catalan), hiilineutraali (Finnish), carboneutre (French), klimaneutral (German), CO₂-neutral (German), szénsemleges (Hungarian), neutro em carbono [masculine] (Portuguese), carbono neutro (Portuguese), neutro en carbono [masculine] (Spanish), carbono neutro (Spanish), koldioxidneutral (Swedish), karbon nötr (Turkish)

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