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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. agribusiness and business economics
  3. marketing
  4. markets
  5. environmental markets
  6. carbon markets
  1. Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
  2. agribusiness and business economics
  3. marketing
  4. markets
  5. environmental markets
  6. carbon markets

Preferred term

carbon markets

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information An arena for carbon dioxide emissions trading, i.e. the buying and selling of emission allowances (credits or shares) and emission reductions for metric tons of carbon dioxide, or its equivalent in other greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • carbon crediting
  • carbon credits
  • carbon dioxide emissions trading
  • carbon emissions trading
  • carbon offsets
  • carbon offsetting
  • carbon prices
  • carbon pricing
  • carbon shares
  • carbon trade
  • carbon trading
  • carbon-trading
  • CO2 credits
  • CO2 emissions trading
  • CO2 markets
  • CO2 offsets
  • CO2 prices
  • CO2 trading

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/137721

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