The state in which all negative climate impacts are fully balanced with corresponding compensatory actions, such as through carbon removal and other remediation. Climate neutrality includes all greenhouse gases (think carbon dioxide methane, and nitrous oxide) and other climate impacts (e.g., albedo from land-use change and desertification). While the scientific use of the term is intended to cover climate impacts beyond greenhouse gases, in practice the term is often used to describe a balance between emissions and removals – thus effectively conflating it with “net zero”. As an example, the climate neutral target established under the European Climate Law outlines that “greenhouse gas emissions and removals regulated in Union law shall be balanced within the Union at the latest by 2050”.