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February 17, 2022

Green Glossary: Carbon negative

Is being carbon negative really as good as it seems?


Sarah Drumm

2 min read

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The Green Glossary features in Sifted’s weekly Sustain newsletter. We take a sustainability term or phrase and give a brief explanation on what it means, and how startups are connected to it.

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