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carbon offsetting

noun

a program in which a company, country, etc., reduces or offsets its carbon emissions through the funding of activities and projects that improve the environment: Carbon offsetting does not always have a quantifiable impact on the planet.

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Nearby words

carbon monoxide hemoglobin, carbon monoxide poisoning, carbon nanotube, carbon neutral, carbon offset, carbon offsetting, carbon paper, carbon process, carbon sequestration, carbon sink, carbon star
Compare carbon credit, carbon neutral.

Origin of carbon offsetting

First recorded in 1990–95
Related formscarbon offset, nouncar·bon off·set·ter [awf-set-er, of-] /ˈɔfˌsɛt ər, ˈɒf-/, noun
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