Net zero definition

Net zero or carbon neutral means that any carbon emissions released are offset, typically by buying an equivalent number of offsets. In the case of electricity, ‘net zero’ could be achieved by sending to the grid a quantity of electricity with zero emissions equal to the quantity of electricity taken from the grid.

Net zero means that the energy produced on-site over the period of a given year is equal to the installation’s energy demand. This implies a connection to a local power grid, which in a sense “banks” the energy. Thus on-site renewable resources, such as solar energy systems, may produce energy greater than that used by the installation during the day, with excess energy fed into the local grid. At night, when the solar system is not producing energy, the installation can pull the previously “banked” energy from the grid to net out the total consumption.

Net zero emissions means that the total of active removals from the atmosphere offsets any remaining emissions from the rest of the economy.”

Examples of Net zero in a sentence

• Net zero carbon means that carbon emissions are equal to carbon removals.Bioregional are conducting this study with our partners Etude (zero carbon buildings engineers) and third-party consultants Mode (transport), Currie & Brown (costs), and Perkins & Will (sustainable masterplanning).Our wider study on net zero carbon for GCSP has six tasks.

• The proposed devolution deal covered:• Governance.• Finance and investment.• Skills and education.• Housing and land.• Transport.• Net zero and climate change.• Culture and tourism.• Digital.• Innovation, trade, and investment.• Sector development.• Public service reform.• Resilience and public safety.

• If the Government sets a 2050 target now, which is the best target for New Zealand?Pick one:• net zero carbon dioxide: Reducing net carbon dioxide emissions to zero by 2050• net zero long-lived gases and stabilised short-lived gases: Long- lived gases to net zero by 2050, while also stabilising short-lived gases• net zero emissions: Net zero emissions across all greenhouse gases by 2050.

• Net zero transition plans will need to consider and reflect differing geographical and market needs and priorities; for example, the demands of emerging markets are radically different from those of industrialized nations, when energy and transport infrastructure are considered.

• Measuring and Defining Net zero energyActualization of nZEB is substantially based on energy efficiency practices.

More Definitions of Net zero

Net zero means achieving overall, zero greenhouse gas emissions by balancing any emissions from energy use with carbon removal via a combination of reducing usage, changing to low or zero energy sources (i.e. renewable energy sources) changing agricultural and industrial processes and carbon offsetting.

Net zero means any residual emissions from IAG operations in 2050, or by the manufacture and transport of goods supplied to the Group, will be mitigated by an equivalent amount of CO2 removed from the atmosphere via carbon removals.

Net zero means that globally, we reach a point at which CO2 sources equal CO2 sinks.

Net zero means achieving a balance between the carbon emitted into the atmosphere,

Net zero means limiting overall GHG emissions to 100% below 1990 levels, across the whole economy. Any remaining emissions

Net zero emissions means that the total of active removals from the atmosphere offsets any remaining emissions from the rest of the economy. The removals are expected to be important given the difficulty in entirely eliminating emissions from some sectors.

Net zero means that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions produced are balanced by absorbing or removing an equivalent amount from the atmosphere. SBG interprets net zero as per the definition of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 1.5 °C pathways, and is dependent on the application of appropriate science-based modelling.