Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

emissions trading

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables: emis-sion-s -trad-ing
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A market-based approach to controlling pollution by providing incentives for reducing the emissions of pollutants.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Yet the Kyoto Protocol's most enduring legacy may be a uniquely American idea - that "emissions trading" can help control heat-trapping gases at low cost."

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

carbon emissions trading

Questions

What does emissions trading mean?: A market-based approach to controlling pollution by providing incentives for reducing the emissions of pollutants.

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