carbon offsetnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌkɑː.bən ˈɒf.set/us/ˌkɑːr.bən ˈɑːf.set/also carbon offsettingthe activity of trying to stop the damage caused by activities that produce carbon by doing other things to reduce it, such as planting trees
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Environmental issues
- air pollution
- biodegrade
- biotic index
- carbon capture
- carbon credits
- carbon-neutral
- defoliant
- dumping ground
- eco-footprint
- ecology
- emission
- environmentally friendly
- exhaustible
- greenwash
- particulate
- photochemical smog
- preservation
- preservationist
- reclamation
- recycle
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