carbon trading

British

noun

the trading by a country with a relatively low level of carbon dioxide emission of part of its emission entitlement to a country that has a higher level of emission

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Like many others in German industry, Franzke has called for a review of the EU's carbon trading scheme in order to ease pressure on businesses.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

The government is set to begin negotiations to link the UK to the EU's carbon trading regime, around six months after the sides agreed to open talks.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025

Other countries have toyed with the idea of personal carbon trading, with pilot schemes set up in Finland and Australia's Norfolk Island.

From Reuters • Nov. 27, 2023

That can help reframe the narrative and undermine the arguments made by the trade groups and elite economists who talked about carbon trading systems that were too arcane for regular citizens to understand.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2023

Last year at COP26, countries established rules for a new global carbon market that would for the first time permit carbon trading under the 2015 Paris Agreement.

From Salon • Nov. 27, 2022

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