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UPSC Ecology And Environment Biodiversity Conservation And Wild Life / जैव विविधता संरक्षण और वन्य जीवन Question Bank Biodiversity

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    One Carbon Credit is defined as ______.
    1. Credit permit to release one ton of carbon dioxide.
    2. Providing loans to establish a unit which produces carbon dioxide for industrial use.
    3. Finding out one new business which can use and recycle greenhouse gases.
    Which of the following statements(s) is/are correct?

    A)  3 only             

    B)  2 only

    C)  1 only             

    D)  1, 2 and 3

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    A carbon credit is a generic term for any tradable certificate or permit representing the right to emit one tonne of carbon dioxide or the mass of another greenhouse gas with a carbon dioxide equivalent \[(C{{O}_{2}})\]equivalent to one tonne of carbon dioxide.


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