English Dictionary

carbon tax

名詞

A tax levied on the carbon contents used by the burning fossil fuels, so as to discourage the production of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.

日本語の意味

炭素税：化石燃料に含まれる炭素に対して課される税金で、温室効果ガスである二酸化炭素の排出削減を目的としています。

Many economists argue that a well-designed carbon tax can effectively reduce carbon dioxide emissions while allowing businesses flexibility.

多くの経済学者は、適切に設計された化石燃料の炭素含有量に課される税が、企業に柔軟性を与えながら二酸化炭素排出を効果的に削減できると主張している。

意味（1）

A tax levied on the carbon contents used by the burning fossil fuels, so as to discourage the production of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.

Swedish politicians push for imposition of a punitive carbon tax to turn back a global climate warming that has not even been detected, even as a major political party vows to close down Sweden's nuclear power plants.

carbon taxes （ plural ）