net zero

[ net zeer-oh ]

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noun

the condition of producing no more greenhouse gas emissions than are removed, reabsorbed, or offset: Compare gross zero ( def ).
Our goal is net zero even if that is not yet precisely attainable.

adjective

Also net-zero. relating to, producing, or resulting in no overall increase in negative environmental impacts, such as energy consumption, greenhouse gas emission, or water use: Compare zero carbon ( def ).
The possibility of achieving net zero emissions by 2050 remains affected by many uncertainties.
Net-zero apartment buildings have become highly desirable in urban settings.
Attracting investors is a major incentive for adopting a net-zero business model.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of net zero¹

First recorded in 1985–90

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Within two months the UK parliament had passed a law committing the country to bringing all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050.

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Robert Jenrick, then a Treasury minister, was one of the ministers who met XR and was still in post when the Net Zero laws were passed.

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Government sources denied the change would have an impact on the government's net zero ambitions, insisting there was capacity in the solar panel supply chains.

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"By making one of your first moves the removal of the carbon price, you're accepting this narrative that climate change policy costs us too much money and isn't good for us, when, in fact, that is not the case," said Catherine Abreu, who is director of the International Climate Politics Hub and a member of Canada's Net Zero Advisory Body.

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As well as being a governor of the Bank of England, he was a UN Special Envoy on climate action and finance and was co-chair of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero, one of the big outcomes of COP26.

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