cap and trade

[ kapuhn treyd ]

/ ˈkæp ən ˈtreɪd /

noun

a system in which organizations and countries are permitted to produce a set amount of carbon dioxide emissions and other atmospheric pollutants, with the provision that those who do not produce their entire allowance may sell their remaining capacity to those who have exceeded their allowed limit (often used attributively): a cap-and-trade program.

Also called emissions trading .

Origin of cap and trade

First recorded in 1995–2000

Words nearby cap and trade

capacitor, capacity, capactin, cap and bells, cap and gown, cap and trade, Capaneus, cap-a-pie, caparison, capataz, cap cloud

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Example sentences from the Web for cap and trade

That legislation included a cap-and-trade plan to lower carbon emissions.
Obama’s New Emissions Rules Will Yank the Climate Change Debate Back Into Reality|Sally Kohn|June 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A carbon tax or cap-and-trade regime is probably not going to happen.
Obama’s Economic Triumph|Michael Tomasky|June 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Theda Skopcol has written a lengthy post-mortem on the failure of cap-and-trade legislation aimed at reducing carbon emissions.
Why Did Cap and Trade Fail?|Megan McArdle|January 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Cap-and-trade is much kludgier than carbon taxes; subsidies to wind and solar are kludgier than cap and trade.
America's Kludgeocracy Democracy|David Frum|December 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Ryan opposed a cap-and-trade program on energy in 2009, calling it “job-killing.”
Paul Ryan on the Issues: Taxes, Abortion, & More|The Daily Beast|August 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for cap and trade

cap-and-trade

adjective (prenominal)

denoting a scheme which allows companies with high greenhouse gas emissions to buy an emission allowance from companies which have fewer emissions, in a bid to reduce the overall impact to the environment

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单词	cap and trade
释义	cap and trade [ kapuhn treyd ] / ˈkæp ən ˈtreɪd / noun a system in which organizations and countries are permitted to produce a set amount of carbon dioxide emissions and other atmospheric pollutants, with the provision that those who do not produce their entire allowance may sell their remaining capacity to those who have exceeded their allowed limit (often used attributively): a cap-and-trade program. Also called emissions trading . Origin of cap and trade First recorded in 1995–2000 Words nearby cap and trade capacitor, capacity, capactin, cap and bells, cap and gown, cap and trade, Capaneus, cap-a-pie, caparison, capataz, cap cloud Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cap and trade That legislation included a cap-and-trade plan to lower carbon emissions. Obama’s New Emissions Rules Will Yank the Climate Change Debate Back Into Reality\|Sally Kohn\|June 2, 2014\|DAILY BEAST A carbon tax or cap-and-trade regime is probably not going to happen. Obama’s Economic Triumph\|Michael Tomasky\|June 4, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Theda Skopcol has written a lengthy post-mortem on the failure of cap-and-trade legislation aimed at reducing carbon emissions. Why Did Cap and Trade Fail?\|Megan McArdle\|January 18, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Cap-and-trade is much kludgier than carbon taxes; subsidies to wind and solar are kludgier than cap and trade. America's Kludgeocracy Democracy\|David Frum\|December 11, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Ryan opposed a cap-and-trade program on energy in 2009, calling it “job-killing.” Paul Ryan on the Issues: Taxes, Abortion, & More\|The Daily Beast\|August 11, 2012\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for cap and trade cap-and-trade adjective (prenominal) denoting a scheme which allows companies with high greenhouse gas emissions to buy an emission allowance from companies which have fewer emissions, in a bid to reduce the overall impact to the environment Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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