emissions trading
noun/ɪˈmɪʃnz treɪdɪŋ/
/ɪˈmɪʃnz treɪdɪŋ/
(also carbon trading)
[uncountable]- a system that gives countries and organizations the right to produce a particular amount of carbon dioxide and other gases that cause global warming, and allows them to sell this rightTopics The environmentc2
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