net zero
adjective (also net-zero) uk/ˌnet ˈzɪə.rəʊ/ us/ˌnet ˈzɪr.oʊ/
environment specialized （国家、城市等）净零（排放）的
(of a country, city, etc.) removing as many emissions (= gases that cause the earth to warm up) as it produces
There are five ways to make the UK net zero. 有五种方法可以使英国实现净零排放。
The main goal was to be a carbon-neutral or net-zero city. 主要目标是成为一个碳中和或净零排放的城市。
environment specialized （建筑物等）（能量）净零的
(of a building or set of buildings) designed to produce as much energy as it uses
The net zero house has panels on the roof to convert sunlight to electricity. 能量净零住宅的屋顶上装有太阳能板，将阳光转化为电能。
There are plans to make the warehouse a net zero building. 有计划将这座仓库改造成为一栋能量净零建筑。
净零的
used to refer to a situation in which there is a balance between the number of people arriving and leaving, of jobs created and lost, etc.
Even with net zero immigration and the current birthrate, our population would continue to grow for many years. 即使是移民净零并且保持目前的出生率，我们的人口也会继续增长很多年。
He predicts a net-zero to negative growth in new jobs. 他预测，新的工作岗位会出现净零到负增长。
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- The last portion of the net zero plant would be a biomass generator that provides additional fuel to run the plant's boiler.
- The college pledged to become the nation's first net zero campus for greenhouse gas emissions.
- Australia is to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions as soon as is feasible.
- The company's projections show that installing the net zero technology will cost slightly more over the next 25 years than if they continued with the current programs.
- Should we have a balanced migration policy with a net zero increase?
- A reduction in income taxes that matches the value of the MID would mean a net zero change in the tax paid by the homeowner.
net zero
noun [ U ] (also net-zero) uk/ˌnet ˈzɪə.rəʊ/ us/ˌnet ˈzɪr.oʊ/
environment specialized （国家、产业、公司等）净零排放
the point at which a country, industry, company, etc. removes as many emissions (= gases that cause the earth to warm up) as it produces
We have definitely taken the important first steps to reducing our carbon emissions to net zero. 我们确实已经朝着把碳排放减少到净零这个目标迈出了重要的第一步。
The government pledged to arrive at net-zero by 2021. 政府承诺到2021年实现净零排放。
净零
a situation in which there is a balance between the number of people arriving and leaving, of jobs created and lost, etc.
He suggested that immigration should be reduced to at least net zero. 他建议，移民应该减少到至少是净零。
We'll have some move costs, but overall it will come pretty close to net-zero. 我们会有一些移动上的成本，但总体上会相当接近于净零。
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- It seems we need some broad scenario planning on getting to net-zero.
- Net zero is the company's most ambitious environmental venture to date.
- In spite of receiving a salary of $1.1 million over the past five years, driving a Porsche and living in a million-dollar house he had reported assets of net zero or less.