Carbon Credit Definition
noun
In a cap-and-trade system, an allotted credit based upon the imposed limit of atmospheric carbon emissions: any unused portion of the credit may be sold.
Webster's New World
A certified carbon dioxide emission displacement credit, supposed to be equal to one tonne of CO2 removed from the environment.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Carbon Credit
Noun
Singular:
carbon credit
Plural:
carbon-credits
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