English Explanatory Dictionary

carbon tax

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tax levied on the carbon contents used by the burning fossil fuels, so as to discourage the production of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.

Word forms

carbon tax carbon taxes

Related words

carbon cost carbon footprint carbon emissions trading carbon market petrocarbon cap and trade
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