carbon negative
adjective environment specialized (also carbon-negative) uk/ˌkɑː.bən ˈneɡ.ə.tɪv/ us/ˌkɑːr.bən ˈneɡ.ə.t̬ɪv/
(减少二氧化碳排放)负碳的
If an organization, activity, etc. is carbon negative, it reduces the total amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, for example by doing things such as planting trees in order to remove more carbon dioxide than it creates.
We have to become carbon negative in order to get any control of the climate crisis.
The UK's first carbon-negative homes have gone on sale. 英国第一批负碳住宅已经开始销售。
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- The company announced a plan to be carbon negative - that is, to more than make up for the greenhouse gases released in the creation, transport and sales of its product.
- The process was carbon negative, removing more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than was released from fossil-fuel combustion.
- The blocks are made using locally-grown hemp, which the manufacturers say locks up CO2 from the atmosphere - so they're actually carbon-negative!
- It is perfectly possible today to create a carbon negative economy.
- There are plans to convert the airport into the nation's first carbon-negative airport.