A carbon credit is a tradable instrument, issued by a carbon-crediting program, that represents a GHG emission reduction to, or removal from, the atmosphere. It is equivalent to one metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent and calculated as the difference in emissions from a baseline scenario to a project scenario.
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