Net Zero Emissions
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Net Zero Emissions is a target of completely negating the amount of greenhouse gases produced by human activity, to be achieved by:
- Reduction, Directly decreasing GHG emissions at the source through various methods:
- Energy Efficiency: Implementing more efficient technologies in industries, buildings, and transportation to reduce energy consumption.
- Renewable Energy: Transitioning to solar, wind, hydro, and other renewable energy sources to replace fossil fuels.
- Process Improvements: Modifying industrial processes to minimize waste and GHG emissions.
- Waste Reduction: Decreasing waste generation and promoting recycling and composting to reduce methane emissions from landfills.
- Offsetting, Compensating for emissions by investing in projects that reduce GHG emissions elsewhere:
- Reforestation Projects: Planting trees in deforested areas to absorb CO2 from the atmosphere.
- Renewable Energy Projects: Investing in or funding renewable energy projects that displace fossil-fuel-based energy.
- Energy-Efficient Initiatives: Supporting projects that improve energy efficiency in communities or industries.
- Methane Capture: Investing in projects that capture methane from landfills or agricultural activities and use it as a renewable energy source.
- Absorption (Carbon Sequestration), Capturing and storing atmospheric CO2, either through natural or technological means:
- Afforestation and Reforestation: Planting trees in areas that were not previously forested (afforestation) or were deforested (reforestation), as trees absorb CO2 during photosynthesis.
- Soil Sequestration: Implementing agricultural practices that enhance carbon content in soils, such as no-till farming or using cover crops.
- Blue Carbon: Preserving and restoring coastal and marine ecosystems, like mangroves and seagrasses, which are efficient at storing carbon.
- Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS): Using technology to capture CO2 emissions from industrial processes and storing it underground in geological formations.
