carbon cost

noun

Synonym of carbon footprint.

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Meanings

nouncarbon cost (plural carbon costs)

plural carbon costs

  1. Synonym of carbon footprint.

    Without carbon costs, the marginal cost of producing electricity is given by the ratio between fuel costs and the efficiency of the plant.[…] With carbon costs, the marginal cost for each plant contains the emission factor which depends on the fuel burnt[…].

    2011, Julien Chevallier, Econometric Analysis of Carbon Markets: The European Union Emissions Trading Scheme and the Clean Development Mechanism, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 36

    Synonyms: carbon footprint

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of carbon footprint.

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carbon footprint
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carbon footprint

Origin

From carbon + cost.

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carbon cost. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbon%20cost

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“carbon cost.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbon%20cost. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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