Meanings
- uncountableThe state of being carbon neutral.
Of the Green New Deal, the proposal backed by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that raises the goal of carbon neutrality in a decade, he is flatly dismissive. “Well, it’s a fairytale. It’s like saying vaccines don’t work – that’s a form of science denialism. Why peddle fantasies to people?”
2021 February 15, Emma Brockes, quoting Bill Gates, “Bill Gates: ‘Carbon neutrality in a decade is a fairytale. Why peddle fantasies?’”, in The GuardianSynonyms: net zero
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe state of being carbon neutral.
Translations
Catalan neutralitat de carboni
- neutralitat de carboniTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 碳中和
- 碳中和 (tànzhōnghé)Translations
Finnish hiilineutraalius
- hiilineutraaliusTranslations
French neutralité carbone
- neutralité carboneTranslations
German Klimaneutralität, Treibhausgasneutralität
- KlimaneutralitätTranslations
- TreibhausgasneutralitätTranslations
- CO₂-NeutralitätTranslations
Hungarian szénsemlegesség
- szénsemlegességTranslations
Japanese カーボンニュートラル
- カーボンニュートラル (kābonnyūtoraru)Translations
Korean 탄소 중립
- 탄소 중립 (tanso jungnip)Translations
Polish neutralność węglowa
- neutralność węglowaTranslations
Portuguese neutralidade de carbono
- neutralidade de carbonoTranslations
Spanish neutralidad de carbono
- neutralidad de carbonoTranslations
Cite this entry
carbon neutrality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbon%20neutrality
“carbon neutrality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbon%20neutrality. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carbon neutrality,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbon%20neutrality.
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