carbon cost

English

Etymology

From carbon +‎ cost.

Noun

carbon cost (plural carbon costs)

  1. Synonym of carbon footprint
    • 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:
      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 […] .
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