carbon offsetting
[ kahr-buhn awf-set-ing, of‐ ]
noun
(in a cap-and-trade system) a reduction by an organization or country of its carbon dioxide emissions and other atmospheric pollutants that compensates for an equivalent amount of excess emissions by another organization or country: Carbon offsetting does not always have a quantifiable impact on the planet.
Origin of carbon offsetting
1First recorded in 1990–95
Other words from carbon offsetting
- car·bon off·set, noun
- car·bon off·set·ter [kahr-buhn awf-set-er, of-], /ˈkɑr bən ˈɔfˌsɛt ər, ˈɒf-/, noun
- See also carbon credit, carbon neutral.
Words Nearby carbon offsetting
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How to use carbon offsetting in a sentence
Through its carbon offsetting feature, this also represented 75,000 tons of carbon emissions.
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