Absolute zero carbon
Improving Consistency in Whole Life Carbon Assessment and Reporting, Carbon Definitions for the Built Environment, Buildings and Infrastructure, Version ‘A’, May 2021, published by WLCN, LETI and RIBA, defines absolute zero carbon as: ‘Eliminating all carbon emissions without the use of offsets.’
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