| 单词 | carbon offsetting |
| 释义 | carbon offsetting[ kahr-buhn awf-set-ing, of‐ ] / ˈkɑr bən ˈɔfˌsɛt ɪŋ, ˈɒf‐ / 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. Compare carbon credit, carbon neutral. Origin of carbon offsettingFirst recorded in 1990–95 OTHER WORDS FROM carbon offsettingcar·bon off·set, nouncar·bon off·set·ter [kahr-buhn awf-set-er, of-], /ˈkɑr bən ˈɔfˌsɛt ər, ˈɒf-/, nounWords nearby carbon offsettingcarbonnade, carbon nanotube, carbon neutral, carbon-nitrogen cycle, carbon offset, carbon offsetting, carbonous, carbon paper, carbon process, carbon sequestration, carbon sink Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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