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Meaning of emissions trading | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A market-based approach to controlling pollution by providing incentives for reducing the emissions of pollutants.

uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Emissionshandel Emissionsrechtehandel

Examples

“Yet the Kyoto Protocol's most enduring legacy may be a uniquely American idea - that "emissions trading" can help control heat-trapping gases at low cost.”

CEFR level

B2

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

See also

Emissionsgate Emissivities Emissivity emit Emita Emite