carbon credits
Pollution permission slips
Carbon credits are tradable permits representing the right to emit a set amount of carbon dioxide or equivalent greenhouse gases.
Companies or countries that reduce emissions below their allocation can sell credits to those exceeding limits: The airline offset its flights by purchasing carbon credits.
The system aims to create financial incentives for reducing pollution, though critics question whether credits represent genuine environmental benefit.
Market-based pollution control
- offsetsCounteracts to balance
- tradingExchanging for value
- verificationProving something accurate
- certificationAttestation of qualification
registry · spot price · futures · brokerage · retirement · vintage · permanence · double counting
Substances released into air
- CO2Carbon dioxide formula
- greenhouse gasesEmissions that trap heat
- mitigationReduction of severity
- net zeroBalanced emissions state
global warming · climate action · Paris Agreement · Kyoto Protocol · IPCC
Adhering to requirements
- policyAdopted principle of action
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- reportingConveying documented information
enforcement · standards · protocols · auditing · quotas · penalties · governance · transparency
Introducing woods to treeless land
- reforestationReplanting depleted woodlands
- renewable energySelf-replenishing natural power
- cookstoveFuel-burning kitchen appliance
- peatlandWetland with accumulated plant matter
biochar · agroforestry · landfill gas · wind farm · solar installation · gold standard
cap-and-trade
Market-based pollution control
- offsetsCounteracts to balance
- tradingExchanging for value
- verificationProving something accurate
certification · registry · spot price · futures · brokerage · retirement · vintage · permanence · double counting · baseline
emissions
Substances released into air
- CO2Carbon dioxide formula
- greenhouse gasesEmissions that trap heat
- mitigationReduction of severity
net zero · global warming · climate action · Paris Agreement · Kyoto Protocol · IPCC
compliance
Adhering to requirements
- policyAdopted principle of action
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
reporting · enforcement · standards · protocols · auditing · quotas · penalties · governance · transparency · disclosure
afforestation
Introducing woods to treeless land
- reforestationReplanting depleted woodlands
- renewable energySelf-replenishing natural power
- cookstoveFuel-burning kitchen appliance
peatland · biochar · agroforestry · landfill gas · wind farm · solar installation · gold standard
- Energy Lawenergy market, EEG, electricity supply, power supply, market regulation
- Energy Marketsspot market, wholesale market, spot price, power exchange, bid
- eco-friendlysustainable, fair trade, green, biodegradable, recyclable
- environmentalismecology, conservationism, recycling bins, campaigner, environmentalism
- green practicesrecycling, recycled paper, reusable bags, solar panels, solar power
- sustainabilityreduce, reuse, recycle, sustainable yield, recycling programs
carbon creditscarbon emissions
Released greenhouse gases
carbon footprint · greenhouse gas emissions · CO2 emissions · pollution · deforestation
carbon, credits, carbonated, carbonation, carbonate, hydrocarbon, bicarbonate, carbons, hydrocarbons