carbon offset
[KAR-bun AW-set]
nounpl: carbon offsets
compensação de carbono
1. A reduction in greenhouse gas emissions made to compensate for emissions produced elsewhere, typically through funding environmental projects
The company purchased carbon offsets to neutralize the emissions from their annual flights.
A empresa comprou compensações de carbono para neutralizar as emissões dos voos anuais.
2. A financial instrument representing a reduction of one metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent
Each carbon offset represents one ton of CO2 equivalent removed from the atmosphere.
Cada compensação de carbono representa uma tonelada de equivalente de CO2 removida da atmosfera.
3. Environmental projects or initiatives that absorb or reduce greenhouse gases to balance carbon emissions
Reforestation programs are popular carbon offsets in developing countries.
Programas de reflorestamento são compensações de carbono populares em países em desenvolvimento.
Carbon offsets have become increasingly relevant in both Brazil and the USA as part of corporate sustainability initiatives and climate change mitigation strategies. In Brazil, this concept is particularly important given the country's role in protecting the Amazon rainforest and its involvement in international climate agreements. In the USA, carbon offsets are integral to corporate ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) commitments and are traded in regulated markets. The term reflects growing global environmental consciousness and regulatory pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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