What Is Net Zero?
The term that has been doing the rounds globally is ‘net zero’. But what exactly is net zero?
Net zero refers to the balance between the Greenhouse Gases (GHG) emissions produced vs taken out from the atmosphere. The concept of net zero can be achieved when the amount of
CO2 produced is no greater than the amount removed. The idea is to reduce the amount of human caused emissions to as low as possible, and remove CO2 emissions from the atmosphere with initiatives such as reforestation or direct carbon removal.
With the rise of global warming, the world has been witnessing the