The impact of a company is described as climate-neutral if the emissions of CO2 equivalents are so low that climate change is not favoured. This does not mean that emissions are reduced to zero, as in practice climate neutrality is often associated with achieving the 1.5 degree target. Furthermore, a distinction can be made between gross and net climate neutrality. Gross climate neutrality means a quantitative reduction in the emission of CO2 equivalents, whereas net climate neutrality includes the compensation of CO2 equivalents. A company can therefore be net climate neutral even though its absolute emissions do not change.
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