net-zero

adjective

net-ze·ro ˈnet-ˈzē-(ˌ)rō

-ˈzir-(ˌ)ō

: resulting in neither a surplus nor a deficit of something specified when gains and losses are added together

net-zero carbon emissions

The General Services Administration has sealed an unusual deal to guarantee achievement of net-zero energy consumption in a federal facility …—

Charles S. Clark

especially, of buildings : producing enough energy (as through solar panels or passive heating) to offset any energy consumed

By 2020 all new homes built in California will have to be net-zero buildings that produce enough power to offset all their energy needs … —

K. Kaufmann

Another affordable, net-zero house is under construction in North Minneapolis, and a third is in development at the school. —

John Cary

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Luckily, emerging sustainability solutions are elevating both economic and environmental value for businesses like CP Foods, who’s employing RISE with SAP to achieve net-zero emission goals and future-proof their business against imminent environmental regulations. —

Peter Pluim, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025 Morgan Stanley on Thursday announced its departure from a coalition of banks that aims to target net-zero emissions through lending and investment, the fifth group to do so in recent weeks. —

Zack Budryk, The Hill, 2 Jan. 2025 The net-zero promises made by 140 countries will require turning about 3.8 million square miles into a giant carbon-dioxide sponge, according to a new study in the journal Nature Communications. —

Mark Gongloff, Boston Herald, 28 Dec. 2024 Now that the International Maritime Organization has set a net-zero emissions goal that the shipping industry must reach by 2050, diesel will have to be phased out. —

IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for net-zero