carbon negative
adjective
environmentspecialized(alsocarbon-negative)uk/ˌkɑː.bən ˈneɡ.ə.tɪv/us/ˌkɑːr.bən ˈneɡ.ə.t̬ɪv/If anorganization,activity, etc. iscarbonnegative, itreducesthetotalamountofcarbondioxidein theatmosphere, forexampleby doing things such asplantingtreesinordertoremovemorecarbondioxidethan itcreates:
We have tobecomecarbonnegativeinorderto get anycontrolof theclimatecrisis.
The UK's first carbon-negativehomeshave gone onsale.
- Thecompanyannouncedaplanto becarbonnegative- that is, to more than make up for thegreenhousegasesreleasedin thecreation,transportandsalesofitsproduct.
- Theprocesswascarbonnegative,removingmorecarbondioxidefrom theatmospherethan wasreleasedfrom fossil-fuelcombustion.
- Theblocksare made using locally-grownhemp, which themanufacturerssaylocksup CO2 from theatmosphere- so they'reactuallycarbon-negative!
- It isperfectlypossibletoday tocreateacarbonnegativeeconomy.
- There areplanstoconverttheairportinto the nation's first carbon-negativeairport.
Environmental issues
- agroecology
- air pollution
- anti-conservation
- anti-conservationist
- anti-consumer
- biodegradable
- carbon neutral
- feed-in tariff
- food insecure
- food insecurity
- food secure
- food security
- noise pollution
- nuclear winter
- populate
- sustainably
- tidal power
- tree hugger
- ULEZ
- ultra-efficient