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A reduction in carbon dioxide emission by a third party purchased by a heavy carbon dioxide producer as part of carbon emissions trading.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: CO2 offset
Antonyms: none provided
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Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
compensació de carboni
— reduction in carbon dioxide emission
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Chinese Mandarin:
碳抵销
(tàndǐxiāo)
— reduction in carbon dioxide emission
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Danish:
CO2-kompensation
— reduction in carbon dioxide emission
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French:
compensation carbone
— reduction in carbon dioxide emission
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French:
compensation des émissions de carbone
— reduction in carbon dioxide emission
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German:
CO2-Ausgleich
— reduction in carbon dioxide emission
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German:
Klimakompensation
— reduction in carbon dioxide emission
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German:
Emissionsausgleich
— reduction in carbon dioxide emission
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German:
Kohlenstoffausgleich
— reduction in carbon dioxide emission
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Irish:
cúiteamh carbóin
— reduction in carbon dioxide emission
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Japanese:
カーボンオフセット
(kābon'ofusetto)
— reduction in carbon dioxide emission
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Korean:
탄소 상쇄
(tanso sangswae)
— reduction in carbon dioxide emission
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Spanish:
compensación de carbono
— reduction in carbon dioxide emission
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Swedish:
klimatkompensation
— reduction in carbon dioxide emission