How to Use net-zero in a Sentence

net-zero

adjective
  • To do it on the timeline that global leaders have set for the world to achieve net-zero emissions?
    Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2024
  • By 2040, the plan is to reach net-zero emissions and eliminate food waste.
    Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Some of that turnover will stem from the drive for net-zero emissions, which will disrupt millions of jobs.
    Rich Miller, Fortune, 26 July 2023
  • Few, if any, of these net-zero pledges are backed by plausible plans.
    Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Big banks across the country have set targets to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 in line with the Paris agreement.
    Jeremy Beaman, Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The prime minister claims the U.K. can do all this and still reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
    Patrick Smith, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2023
  • In 2021, Ithaca adopted the first net-zero building code in New York.
    Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 July 2024
  • Nestlé still aims to hit its net-zero emissions target by 2050.
    Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 3 July 2023
  • All the evidence shows that no net-zero plans are credible, and the time to divest is now.
    Sheila Thorne, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Unfortunately, the pace is currently too slow for the US to have a net-zero electric grid by the end of the decade.
    John Timmer, Ars Technica, 28 Dec. 2023
  • City officials say such a program will help achieve San Diego’s goal of net-zero waste by 2035.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2024
  • For now, these kinds of net-zero energy buildings are the exception rather than the norm.
    Sarah Sax, TIME, 25 Nov. 2024
  • That said, the net-zero pathway foreseen by the IEA involves a lot more than solar power.
    Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The plan to fly an all-electric flight comes as SAS has committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2023
  • The event has done the one thing such confabs are supposed never to do, which is expose the truth about climate change and the race to net-zero carbon emissions.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Reaching net-zero emissions would greatly slow the speed of climate change.
    Devika Rao, The Week, 14 July 2023
  • And then there’s this: If your state stays the course, Virginia’s overall energy emissions could reach net-zero by 2050.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 13 July 2023
  • Sustainability is a driving force for the firm, which plans to complete net-zero projects within the next five years.
    Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 12 Aug. 2024
  • The blue line shows what would happen with further action focused on getting us to net-zero emissions by 2050.
    Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Today, it’s poised to be the country’s first net-zero luxury hotel.
    Maridel Reyes, Women's Health, 6 June 2023
  • In a statement to Quartz, Nestlé said that reducing emissions would make the most difference in reaching its net-zero goals.
    Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 3 July 2023
  • The new climate tech has yet to prove itself at scale, but the EU is already folding it into its plan to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
    Justine Calma, The Verge, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The rules would help achieve the Biden administration’s goal of achieving net-zero emissions in the power sector by 2035.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
  • While record solar and wind production have helped drive out coal and gas plants at an impressive rate this year, the EU still has a long way to go to reach its goal of net-zero emissions by 2050.
    William Mathis, Fortune, 3 June 2023
  • That gets ignored because of the IPCC’s emphasis on reaching net-zero emissions.
    Justine Calma, The Verge, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Nuclear serves as a key carbon-free source of energy at a time when the tech giant is struggling to cut its emissions and reach its goal of becoming net-zero by the end of the decade.
    Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
  • The camp’s tents can be dismantled and removed without a trace, making your stay there a net-zero experience.
    Jordan Riefe, Robb Report, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Rich in sunshine, the country is hoping to become net-zero by 2030, mainly through solar power.
    Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024
  • Milwaukee passed its own Climate and Equity Plan last year, which seeks net-zero emissions by 2050, like Wauwatosa.
    Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 13 May 2024
  • While not all companies offer net-zero buildings like Reframe, Mr. Pullen says building in a factory setting lends itself to tighter structures that hold their temperature better.
    Jacob Posner, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Dec. 2024

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