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Meaning of ETS | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A2

Definitions

  1. Initialism of emissions trading scheme.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  2. Initialism of Educational Testing Service: the world's largest private nonprofit educational testing and assessment organization, founded in 1947.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  3. Initialism of environmental tobacco smoke.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  4. Initialism of end of term of service or expiration of term of service.
    US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  5. Initialism of estimated time of separation.
    US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Examples

“Free pollution permits worth €98.5bn were given to energy-intensive sectors […]. This is more than the €88.5bn that the EU’s emissions trading scheme (ETS) charged polluters, mostly coal and gas power stations, for their CO₂ emissions. […] Carbon emissions covered by the ETS have fallen by 37% since it began in 2005, largely thanks to the growth of renewable energy.”
“The evidence clearly showed that ETS increased the risk of SIDS, but the panel couldn’t decide whether that risk was caused by prenatal smoking, postnatal ETS, or both.”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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