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carbon offsets

carbon offsets is the plural of carbon offset.

Meaning of carbon offset

Noun

carbon offset (plural carbon offsets)

  1. A reduction in carbon dioxide emission by a third party purchased by a heavy carbon dioxide producer as part of carbon emissions trading.
    • Today, if you want to counter the carbon impacts you create from flying, you too can buy carbon offsets.2016, Jayson Lusk, Unnaturally Delicious, →ISBN, page 28
    Synonyms:
    CO₂ offset

Questions about carbon offsets

What is carbon offsets the plural of?
Carbon offsets is the plural of carbon offset.

Words near carbon offsets in the dictionary

  1. carbon neutral
  2. carbon neutrality
  3. carbon number
  4. carbon numbers
  5. carbon offset
  6. carbon offsets
  7. carbon offsetting
  8. carbon oil
  9. carbon oxide
  10. carbon oxides
  11. carbon oxychloride

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