carbon offsetting

[ kahr-buhn awf-set-ing, of‐ ]

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noun

(in a cap-and-trade system) a reduction by an organization or country of its carbon dioxide emissions and other atmospheric pollutants that compensates for an equivalent amount of excess emissions by another organization or country:
Carbon offsetting does not always have a quantifiable impact on the planet.

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Other Word Forms

car·bon off·set noun
car·bon off·set·ter [kahr, -b, uh, n , awf, -set-er, of, -], noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of carbon offsetting¹

First recorded in 1990–95

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Example Sentences

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So another part of the Jet Zero strategy involves a pricing scheme to charge airlines for CO2 emissions and carbon offsetting.

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But carbon offsetting means paying another fee.

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This year’s event is hoping to set a new world record for carbon offsetting in rallying, with an expected 200,000kg CO2e being positively offset.

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Yin explained: "Properly accounted for, forest carbon offsetting is important and deserves to be seriously promoted and financially rewarded. But my research shows that its potential may not be as great as some analysts have claimed. That's because existing studies have largely failed to conform to the accounting principles of the Paris Agreement, treat timber and carbon as joint products appropriately, and consider how long each of the resulting wood products will store its carbon."

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This can be for wood, fuel, food -- or even carbon offsetting.

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carbon offset carbonous

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