ออฟเซ็ตคาร์บอน(òf-sét kaa-bon)

Meanings

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carbon offset (credit/activity)

a credit or activity used to compensate for carbon dioxide or greenhouse gas emissions, aiming to balance or reduce net emissions

Examples

บริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offออฟเซ็ตคาร์บอนòf-sét kaa-bonออฟเซ็ตคาร์บอนòf-sét kaa-bon1carbon offset (credit/activity)2[to] offset carbonเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofชดเชยchót chernชดเชยchót chern1[to] compensate [for sth]; make up for [sth]2compensation; recompenseการปล่อยgaan bplòiการปล่อยgaan bplòi1release; letting go2emission; discharge3public release; launch4allowing; letting happenก๊าซเรือนกระจกgáat reuuan grà-jòkก๊าซเรือนกระจกgáat reuuan grà-jòkgreenhouse gasจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)การgaanการgaan1nominalizer2act; action; process3affair; matterขนส่งสินค้าkŏn sòng sĭn káaขนส่งสินค้าkŏn sòng sĭn káa[to] transport goods; [to] ship
The company bought carbon offsets to compensate for greenhouse gas emissions from shipping.
2VerbB2

[to] offset carbon

to compensate for carbon emissions by funding or doing activities that reduce or remove greenhouse gases elsewhere

Examples

บริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2ours3our side; our group (we/us collectively)ออฟเซ็ตคาร์บอนòf-sét kaa-bonออฟเซ็ตคาร์บอนòf-sét kaa-bon1carbon offset (credit/activity)2[to] offset carbonโดยdoiโดยdoi1by (transport/communication)2in a ... way; -ly3by (passive marker in formal style)4by; via; throughปลูกbplòokปลูกbplòok1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ป่าชุมชนbpàa chum-chonป่าชุมชนbpàa chum-choncommunity forestเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofชดเชยchót chernชดเชยchót chern1[to] compensate [for sth]; make up for [sth]2compensation; recompenseการปล่อยgaan bplòiการปล่อยgaan bplòi1release; letting go2emission; discharge3public release; launch4allowing; letting happenจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)โรงงานrohng ngaanโรงงานrohng ngaanfactory; plant
Our company offsets carbon by planting community forests to compensate for emissions from the factory.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ออฟเซ็ตóp-sétออฟเซ็ตóp-sét1offset (printing)2[to] offset; counterbalance [sth]3offset (compensation/credit)Part 1
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คาร์บอนkaa-bonคาร์บอนkaa-bon1carbon (element, C)2carbon emissions; carbon footprint (by metonymy)3carbon paper (dated); carbon copyPart 2
ออฟเซ็ตคาร์บอนòf-sét kaa-bonออฟเซ็ตคาร์บอนòf-sét kaa-boncarbon offset (credit/activity)