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A tax levied on the carbon contents used by the burning fossil fuels, so as to discourage the production of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tax, levy
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Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
二氧化碳稅 /二氧化碳税
(èryǎnghuàtànshuì)
— tax levied on the use of fossil fuels
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Chinese Mandarin:
碳稅 /碳税
(tànshuì)
— tax levied on the use of fossil fuels
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Czech:
uhlíková daň
— tax levied on the use of fossil fuels
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Finnish:
hiilidioksidivero
— tax levied on the use of fossil fuels
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Finnish:
hiilivero
— tax levied on the use of fossil fuels
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French:
taxe carbone
— tax levied on the use of fossil fuels
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German:
CO2-Steuer
— tax levied on the use of fossil fuels
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Irish:
cáin charbóin
— tax levied on the use of fossil fuels
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Japanese:
炭素税
(tansozei)
— tax levied on the use of fossil fuels
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Korean:
탄소세
(tansose)
— tax levied on the use of fossil fuels
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Russian:
углеро́дный нало́г
(ugleródnyj nalóg)
— tax levied on the use of fossil fuels
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Slovak:
uhlíková daň
— tax levied on the use of fossil fuels
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Slovene:
davek na ogljik
— tax levied on the use of fossil fuels
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Spanish:
impuesto sobre el carbono
— tax levied on the use of fossil fuels
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Swedish:
koldioxidskatt
— tax levied on the use of fossil fuels
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Vietnamese:
thuế cacbon
— tax levied on the use of fossil fuels
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Vietnamese:
thuế carbon
— tax levied on the use of fossil fuels
