| 单词 | carbon-neutral |
| 释义 | > as lemmascarbon-neutral carbon-neutral adj. (of a process, agency, etc.) making or resulting in zero net emission of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere; claiming to balance any carbon dioxide emission by some form of carbon offset. ΚΠ 1989 M. Fosberg in Climate Change & Agric.: Joint Hearing Subcomm. Dept. Operations & Subcomm. Forests of Comm. Agric. House of Representatives (1990) (100th Congr., 1st Sess.) 16 If we allow the forest to live its natural life,..we have a carbon-neutral environment; that is the carbon is returned back to the atmosphere through the decay process. 1992 Independent 20 July 18/4 It [sc. the plant miscanthus] is also carbon neutral, extracting as much carbon dioxide during growth as is expelled when it is burnt. 2000 Freight Jan. 14/2 FTA member company Access Freight claims to have become the first ‘carbon neutral’ freight transport company. 2007 Surface Sci. 601 2556/2 Sunlight is by far the most plentiful of all carbon-neutral energy sources. < as lemmas |
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