carbon credits
Carbon credits refer to permits that allow a company or organization to emit a certain amount of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide. Each credit represents a specific quantity of emissions and can be bought, sold, or traded to help achieve environmental goals and offset carbon emissions.
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Related Concepts (29)
- carbon accounting
- carbon capture and storage (ccs)
- carbon dioxide emissions
- carbon footprint
- carbon market
- carbon neutrality
- carbon offset
- carbon offsets market
- carbon offsetting
- carbon pricing
- carbon sequestration
- carbon-neutral initiatives
- clean development mechanism (cdm)
- climate change mitigation
- climate finance
- dynamic carbon pricing
- emissions trading
- greenhouse gas pricing
- greenhouse gas reduction
- international carbon markets
- kyoto protocol
- paris agreement
- redd+ (reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation)
- renewable energy projects
- sustainable development
- verified carbon standard (vcs)
- voluntary carbon market
- voluntary carbon offsetting
- voluntary carbon pricing initiatives