carbon debt

noun

Meaning

The overuse, by an individual or state, of the carbon dioxide absorption capacity of the world's oceans, vegetation and soil

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Related words

carbon sequestration(English)biosequestration(English)carbon sequestering(English)carbon sink(English)carbonification(English)water dumping(English)geosequestration(English)carbon process(English)

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