carbon leakage

noun

The transfer of CO₂-intensive industries, and consequently of greenhouse gas emissions and industrial jobs, from countries applying strict emission controls to countries with less stringent environmental regulations.

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Meanings

nouncarbon leakage (countable and uncountable, plural carbon leakages)

plural carbon leakages

  1. countableuncountableThe transfer of CO₂-intensive industries, and consequently of greenhouse gas emissions and industrial jobs, from countries applying strict emission controls to countries with less stringent environmental regulations.

Translations

Finnish hiilivuoto
  • hiilivuototransfer of carbon-intensive industries
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APA

carbon leakage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbon%20leakage

MLA

“carbon leakage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbon%20leakage. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carbon leakage,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbon%20leakage.

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