"emissions trading" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=emissions trading}} emissions trading (uncountable)
  1. A market-based approach to controlling pollution by providing incentives for reducing the emissions of pollutants. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Climate change Derived forms: carbon emissions trading Translations (approach to controlling pollution): Emissionshandel [masculine] (German), Emissionsrechtehandel [masculine] (German)

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