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  2. Net-zero emissions - Wikipedia

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    Some authors say that carbon neutrality strategies focus only on carbon dioxide, but net zero includes all greenhouse gases. [28] [29] However some publications, such as the national strategy of France, use the term "carbon neutral" to mean net reductions of all greenhouse gases. [3] The United States has pledged to achieve "net zero" emissions ...

  3. Carbon-neutral fuel - Wikipedia

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    Carbon-neutral fuel is fuel which produces no net-greenhouse gas emissions or carbon footprint. In practice, this usually means fuels that are made using carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) as a feedstock . Proposed carbon-neutral fuels can broadly be grouped into synthetic fuels , which are made by chemically hydrogenating carbon dioxide, and biofuels ...

  4. Carbon neutrality in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Economy-wide carbon neutrality 2050 Governor Gretchen Whitmer's order in 2020 (Executive Directive 2020–10) set a goal “to achieve economy-wide carbon neutrality no later than 2050.” It directed the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy to develop a plan by the end of 2021. Minnesota 100% carbon-free electricity 2040

  5. Workaround Companies Use To Be 'Carbon-Neutral' - AOL

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    Carbon-neutrality can be achieved by buying "carbon offsets." Those are projects that remove harmful gases in the air — like projects that convert systems to renewable energy or preserve forests ...

  6. BSI PAS 2060 - Wikipedia

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    The British Standards Institution announced the development of the PAS 2060 Standard for Carbon Neutrality in October 2009 [2] with the objective of increasing transparency of carbon neutrality claims by providing a common definition and recognized method of achieving carbon neutral status.

  7. Carbon offsets and credits - Wikipedia

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    Carbon offsets that fund renewable energy projects help lower the carbon intensity of energy supply. Energy conservation projects seek to reduce the overall demand for energy. Carbon offsets in this category fund projects of three main types. Cogeneration plants generate both electricity and heat from the same power source. This improves upon ...

  8. Zero carbon housing - Wikipedia

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    The Chancery Lane legal climate project gives 6 definitions of zero carbon housing or buildings, [1] of which 2 explicitly allow for the inclusion of off-site emissions reductions, via off-site renewables or other carbon offsets, and one is a net zero definition, allowing for net renewable energy export to be included.

  9. Which foods are ‘healthy’? FDA has new requirements for food ...

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    The US Food and Drug Administration has finalized new standards that foods must meet before they can be labeled as “healthy.”. Requirements now include limits on saturated fat, sodium and ...