carbon offsetting
noun [ U ] environment specialized uk/ˌkɑː.bən ˈɒf.set.ɪŋ/ us/ˌkɑːr.bən ˈɑːf.set̬.ɪŋ/
（通过其他手段抵消二氧化碳排放造成的损害）碳抵消，碳补偿
the act of paying for things to be done, for example planting trees, that reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the environment, as a way of trying to reduce the damage caused by activities that produce carbon dioxide
Is carbon offsetting really the answer to global warming? 碳抵消真的能解决全球变暖问题吗？
Some forms of carbon offsetting, particularly the planting of trees, have been criticized.
- More examples
- The idea of carbon offsetting is to let passengers mitigate their carbon footprint, the carbon dioxide emissions they create when they fly.
- The practice of carbon offsetting - paying a third party to remove an amount of carbon equivalent to the volume emitted - is coming under close scrutiny.
- Carbon offsetting companies are rarely clear about exactly what they do.