carbon offsetting

[ kahr-buhn awf-set-ing, of‐ ]

noun

1. (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.

Other Words From

• car·bon off·set noun
• car·bon off·set·ter [kahr, -b, uh, n , awf, -set-er, of, -], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of carbon offsetting¹

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

Through its carbon offsetting feature, this also represented 75,000 tons of carbon emissions.

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