net-zero
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See also: net zero
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- Resulting in neither a surplus or deficit because gains and losses cancel out.
- net-zero carbon emissions
- 2020 November 18, “Network News: Network Rail sets science-based global warming targets”, in Rail, page 22:
- "We're on an important journey - to support the Government's target of being net-zero by 2050, to help the country build back better as we recover from the pandemic, and to help passengers and freight users make the greenest choices they can."
- (architecture, electricity, environmentalism) Of a building or system, generating as much energy through solar, wind, and other renewable resources as it uses from the electricity network.
- 2010, Julianna Cummins and Edmonton Journal, Sun shines on Belgravia eco home, Calgary Herald:
- Heath's home is defined as net-zero, which means it produces as much energy as it consumes throughout the year.
- 2010, Julianna Cummins and Edmonton Journal, Sun shines on Belgravia eco home, Calgary Herald:
Descendants
[edit]- → Welsh: sero net
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Further reading
[edit]- zero-energy building on Wikipedia.Wikipedia