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carbon tax

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A tax levied on the carbon contents used by the burning fossil fuels, so as to discourage the production of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.

Equivalents

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Examples

“Swedish politicians push⟳ for imposition of a punitive carbon tax to turn⟳ back a global climate warming that has not even been detected, even as a major political party vows to close⟳ down Sweden's nuclear power plants.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

carbon tet carbon tetrabromide carbon tetrachloride carbon tetrafluoride carbon tetraiodide carbon trade

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