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carbon market

[ kahr-buhn mahr-kit ]

noun

  1. a commodity trading system through which countries and organizations can buy and sell permits to produce a set amount of carbon dioxide emissions and other atmospheric pollutants. carbon credit ( def ), cap and trade ( def ).


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Word History and Origins

Origin of carbon market1

First recorded in 1975–80

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