1. net zero - Noun
2. net zero - Adjective
net zero (not comparable)
Alternative form of net-zero
net zero (uncountable)
(climate change) Ellipsis of net zero greenhouse gas emissions; carbon neutrality
Resulting in neither a surplus or deficit because gains and losses cancel out.
net-zero carbon emissions
Of a building or system, generating as much energy through solar, wind, and other renewable resource generation as it uses from the electricity network.
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A golf course should aspire to generate as much energy as it consumes - golf should be leading the way toward energy net zero. Thomas Friedman
Australia remains the only developed nation not to have committed to a mid-century net-zero emissions target, and some cabinet members are determined to push back against capital flight from fossil fuels. Source: Internet
Crucially, if delivered the right way, a net-zero economy can turbocharge the government’s levelling up agenda. Source: Internet
Europe has to get serious about the hydrogen economy if it really wants to reach net-zero emissions as quickly as possible, says Nils Anders Røkke. Source: Internet
Biden – who enters election day leading in the polls – has promised to bring the US back into the Paris agreement and sign the country up to a net-zero emissions pledge by 2050, with an enforcement mechanism. Source: Internet
But, once again, a majority of people would like to see otherwise: 68 per cent support a net-zero by 2050 target for Australia. Source: Internet