"carbon credit" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: carbon credits [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} carbon credit (plural carbon credits)
  1. A certified carbon dioxide emission displacement credit, supposed to be equal to one tonne of carbon dioxide removed from the environment.
    Sense id: en-carbon_credit-en-noun-zHnXLHsz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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