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carbon offsetting
[ kahr-buhn awf-set-ing, of‐ ]
/ ˈkɑr bən ˈɔfˌsɛt ɪŋ, ˈɒf‐ /
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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.
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Origin of carbon offsetting
First recorded in 1990–95
OTHER WORDS FROM carbon offsetting
car·bon off·set, nouncar·bon off·set·ter [kahr-buhn awf-set-er, of-], /ˈkɑr bən ˈɔfˌsɛt ər, ˈɒf-/, nounWords nearby carbon offsetting
carbonnade, carbon nanotube, carbon neutral, carbon-nitrogen cycle, carbon offset, carbon offsetting, carbonous, carbon paper, carbon process, carbon sequestration, carbon sink
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