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ˌcarbon ˈcredit noun [countableC usually plural]
permission to produce a particular amount of carbon dioxide, which companies can buy and sell as a way of reducing harm to the environment 碳信用,碳权,碳排放额度〔指允许排放二氧化碳的额度〕
From Longman Business Dictionary
carbon creditˈcarbon ˌcredit noun [countableC]
COMMERCEa fixed amount of harmful gases such as carbon dioxide, that a company is allowed to send into the earth’s atmosphere
Electricity companies are allocated less carbon credits than they need, in order to encourage investment in environmentally-friendly power generation.