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carbon credit

/ˈkɑːbən kredɪt/noun

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    a certificate that allows a country or company to produce a certain amount of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases, and that can be bought and sold

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    • The company earned carbon credits by switching to solar power.
    • Carbon credits can be sold to firms that pollute more than their limit.
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General knowledge

One carbon credit usually represents one tonne of carbon dioxide or an equal amount of another greenhouse gas.

एक carbon credit आम तौर पर एक टन carbon dioxide या उसके बराबर किसी अन्य ग्रीनहाउस गैस को दर्शाता है।

Trading in carbon credits grew out of the Kyoto Protocol of 1997.

Carbon credits का व्यापार 1997 के Kyoto Protocol से शुरू हुआ।