carbon abatement
noun [U] NATURAL RESOURCES, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITYDefinition
› the reduction of the amount of carbon dioxide that is produced when coal and oil are burned: Fossil fuel-based carbon abatement technologies (CATs) enable fossil fuels to be used with substantially reduced CO2 emissions.
(Definition of carbon abatement noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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