Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to a process or activity in which the total amount of carbon in carbon-containing gases released into the environment is offset by the amount of carbon in such gases removed from the environment.
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- adjective of a process, individual or state that
absorbs the same amount ofcarbon dioxide as itproduces
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Examples
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Aquamation Industries claims to be the first in the world to offer its unique answer to a cheaper, more carbon-neutral method of body disposal.
Aquamation: The Green Way To Dispose Of Bodies? The Huffington Post News Editors 2010
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The aim has been to create a carbon-neutral design.
James Murdoch's Sky scraper Jonathan Glancey 2010
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Motorola says the W233 is the first carbon-neutral phone.
Budget Friendly Green Cell Phones Debut; Motorola Moto W233 Renew 2009
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Alcoa Foundation has partnered with the Pavilion on its environmental sustainability strategy to be carbon-neutral throughout the event.
Bob Jacobson: Privatizing Public Diplomacy: Clinton's Shanghai Expo Sustainability Pledge Goes Awry Bob Jacobson 2010
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Motorola says the W233 is the first carbon-neutral phone.
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Rather than flying hundreds of jets and renting thousands of limos, perhaps a large video conference using carbon-neutral technologies such as cyber space would have been more appropriate.
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Melbourne Open House Close to the Central Business District, visit the new Pixel Building, whose confetti-like facade covers Australia's first carbon-neutral structure.
Open House 2011
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Close to the Central Business District, visit the new Pixel Building above, whose confetti-like facade covers Australia's first carbon-neutral structure.
Come in, We're Open David Kaufman 2011
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I'd prefer to look forward to a carbon-neutral future for my kids, and work toward human rights in the developing world.
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Alcoa Foundation has partnered with the Pavilion on its environmental sustainability strategy to be carbon-neutral throughout the event.
Bob Jacobson: Privatizing Public Diplomacy: Clinton's Shanghai Expo Sustainability Pledge Goes Awry Bob Jacobson 2010
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