This might sound obvious, but the term 'Net Zero' has two important parts.
Most people focus on the 'Zero'. That means, we're aiming to release zero tonnes of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere in the year 2050.
But we should also focus on the 'Net'. That means, the target of zero is a calculation of the total emissions we put into the atmosphere minus the emissions removed from the atmosphere.
How are greenhouse gases removed?
We have removed LULUCF from the total net emissions, as a proxy for Australia's gross emissions.
So, gross emissions, are the total emissions put into the atmosphere before any removals.
In Australia, only one sector is responsible for both releasing and removing greenhouse gases: Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF).