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Meaning of carbon tax | Babel Free

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

Čeština uhlíková daň
Deutsch CO2-Steuer
Español impuesto sobre el carbono
Suomi hiilidioksidivero hiilivero
Français taxe carbone
Gaeilge cáin charbóin
日本語 炭素税
한국어 탄소세
Русский углеро́дный нало́г
Slovenčina uhlíková daň
Svenska koldioxidskatt

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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