Carbon credit
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A carbon credit is a generic term for any tradable certificate or permit representing the right to emit one tonne of carbon dioxide or the mass of another greenhouse gas with a carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e) equivalent to one tonne of carbon dioxide.
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See also
- Cap and trade
- Carbon finance
- Carbon leakage
- Carbon offset
- Carbon project
- Carbon Trade Watch
- Emissions trading
- Emissions Reduction Currency System
- Energy speculation
- Flexible mechanisms
- Gold Standard (carbon offset standard)
- Kyoto Protocol emissions trading
- Priority Sector Lending Certificates
- Removal Units
- Tree credits
- Verified Carbon Standard
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