cap and trade
US /kæp ænd treɪd/
UK /kæp ænd treɪd/
名詞
總量管制與交易, 碳排放交易
a system for controlling carbon emissions and other forms of atmospheric pollution by which an upper limit is set on the amount a given business or other organization may produce but which allows further capacity to be bought from other organizations that have not used their full allowance
範例:
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The government introduced a cap and trade system to reduce industrial greenhouse gas emissions.
政府引入了總量管制與交易制度，以減少工業溫室氣體排放。
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Critics argue that cap and trade policies can lead to higher energy costs for consumers.
批評者認為，總量管制與交易政策可能會導致消費者能源成本上升。