Carbon Offset Definition
noun
The process of, or a system for, compensating for carbon emissions from factories, households, motor vehicles, etc., as through reduction of emissions, cap and trade, investment in renewable energy, etc.
Webster's New World
Such a reduction, investment, etc. made to compensate for carbon emissions.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Carbon Offset
Noun
Singular:
carbon offset
Plural:
carbon offsets
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