| 单词 | carbon offset |
| 释义 | > as lemmascarbon offset carbon offset n. a compensation for carbon dioxide emissions resulting from industrial or other human activity (see carbon offsetting n.); a quantifiable amount of such compensation as a tradable commodity. ΚΠ 1990 F. Lyman et al. Greenhouse Trap iv. 93 In 1989, the first ‘carbon offset’ project was launched with considerable fanfare. 1993 Amer. Econ. Rev. 83 319/1 The modeling teams assumed..no carbon offsets, such as those that might result from tree planting. 1998 Independent 3 Oct. (Mag.) 33/2 Then comes the clever bit, the ‘carbon-offset’..: planting five trees and allowing them to grow to maturity will cancel out a year's worth of emissions from your car. 2007 Daily Tel. 23 May 20/1 Given that you are probably going to fly anyway, is there still a point in buying a carbon offset? < as lemmas |
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