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carbon emissions trading

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The trading of emission allowances for carbon dioxide.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 碳排放權交易 /碳排放权交易 (tàn páifàngquán jiāoyì) — trading of permits to emit carbon dioxide
  • Chinese Mandarin: 碳排放交易 (tàn páifàng jiāoyì) — trading of permits to emit carbon dioxide
  • Danish: CO2-handel — trading of permits to emit carbon dioxide
  • Danish: CO2-kvote — trading of permits to emit carbon dioxide
  • Finnish: hiilipäästökauppa — trading of permits to emit carbon dioxide
  • French: marché du carbone — trading of permits to emit carbon dioxide
  • German: CO2-Emissionshandel — trading of permits to emit carbon dioxide
  • Korean: 탄소 배출권 거래 (tanso baechulgwon georae) — trading of permits to emit carbon dioxide
  • Portuguese: comércio de emissões de carbono — trading of permits to emit carbon dioxide
  • Spanish: mercado del carbono — trading of permits to emit carbon dioxide