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Carbon Trade Watch — is a project of the Amsterdam based Transnational Institute.They define their mission as research and network building on greenhouse gas trading and other forms of pollution trading . [cite web|title=Carbon Trade Watch: about… … Wikipedia
Carbon Trade — An idea presented in response to the Kyoto Protocol that involves the trading of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission rights between nations. For example, if Country A exceeds its capacity of GHG and Country B has a surplus of capacity, a monetary… … Investment dictionary
Carbon credit — This article deals with carbon credits for international trading. For carbon credits for individuals, see personal carbon trading. For voluntary schemes, see carbon offset. Part of a series on … Wikipedia
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Carbon — (), but as most compounds with multiple single bonded oxygens on a single carbon it is unstable.] Cyanide (CN–), has a similar structure, but behaves much like a halide ion (pseudohalogen). For example it can form the nitride cyanogen molecule… … Wikipedia
Carbon black — is a material produced by the incomplete combustion of heavy petroleum products such as FCC tar, coal tar, ethylene cracking tar, and a small amount from vegetable oil. Carbon black is a form of amorphous carbon that has a high surface area to… … Wikipedia
Carbon leakage — occurs when there is an increase in carbon dioxide emissions in one country as a result of an emissions reduction by a second country with a strict climate policy.Carbon leakage may occur for a number of reasons: * if the emissions policy of a… … Wikipedia
carbon offset — ˌcarbon ˈoffset 8 [carbon offset] noun countable, uncountable a way for a company or person to reduce the level of ↑carbon dioxide for which they are responsible by paying money to a company that works to reduce the total amount produced in the… … Useful english dictionary
carbon tax — UK US noun [C] ► ENVIRONMENT, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, TAX a tax on the use of fossil fuels or on activities that cause carbon dioxide to be released, harming the environment: »Many now argue that a simple carbon tax on each ton of emissions would… … Financial and business terms
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