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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Origin of carbon offsetting
First recorded in 1990–95
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