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.

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Noun

Singular:
carbon credit
Plural:
carbon-credits

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