Meaning of ETS | Babel Free

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

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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.”

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