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Originally Posted by Gill Catton  so when they are talking about something being carbon neutral - do they mean no fossil fuels have been used in its production or that no CO2 has been produced or that the production has been mitigated somehow..... |
Hi Gill,
An activity is described as carbon neutral if the emissions released by it are offset by a scheme to either reduce concentrations (e.g. planting trees) or to reduce emissions elsewhere. The idea is that the activity results in no net gain in concentrations and is hence 'carbon neutral'. You can take such claims with a pinch of salt 9 times out of 10, in my opinion.
Matt