WOCE | Have you grasped the concept of being carbon neutral?

Are you familiar with the concept of carbon neutrality? Interestingly, there's a Kentucky coal company that is actively working to convert its two mining sites into solar farms. The motivation behind this endeavor is to rejuvenate the Appalachia region, repurpose the land for community benefit, and generate employment opportunities. What's noteworthy is that the visionary behind this initiative aims to be a conscientious entrepreneur, taking into account both people and the environment while expanding his business ventures. Ultimately, this represents a shift in behavior towards carbon neutrality within the community.

Lets understand that almost everything we do today produces carbon dioxide, from cooking food, and powering home to driving. And this calls for our contribution to carbon footprint, which is detrimental to the environment. Being carbon neutral means that as an individual, or a business entity- one feels responsible for emitting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, but upon realisation one offsets by some means. For example, we plant a tree or add solar panels to our home/office, use electric vehicles, etc to reduce/offset our carbon dioxide output.

The two are similar terms and are mostly referred to as businesses. In both cases, companies are working to reduce/ balance their carbon footprint. While carbon-neutral refers to balancing out the total amount of carbon emissions by capturing carbon footprint, net-zero carbon relates to zero carbon emission and here, no carbon needs to be captured or offset.? It is truly remarkable and motivating to observe prominent corporations such as Amazon and GM committing to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040. Similarly, Apple is setting its sights on... it by 2030.