emission allowance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofemissionandallowance
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emission
noun
uk/iˈmɪʃ.ən/us/iˈmɪʃ.ən/
the act of sending out gas, heat, ...
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allowance
noun
uk/əˈlaʊ.əns/us/əˈlaʊ.əns/
money that you are given regularly, especially to pay for a ...
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(Definition ofemissionandallowancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofemission allowance
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With a personalised carbon dioxideemissionallowanceit is apparent that the third world would benefit at the expense of the developed world.
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Should anemissionallowance, as a financial instrument, be regarded as being the equivalent of a share or an option?
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Emissionallowancetrading is also a way to increase the profits of the electricity companies rather than reduce emissions.
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Theemissionallowancecredits earned from the project-based mechanisms will also have an interesting impact on development cooperation.
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There is a danger that the price of anemissionallowancewill be determined by speculators having no links with industry or any other source of emissions production.
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The decision to include aviation inemissionallowancetrading has therefore been overdue and it is good to see that we have now reached a compromise at second reading.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Emissionallowancetrading for the aviation sector will now be able to function smoothly right from the off, which was not the case for the power generation and energy-intensive industries.
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This does not mean that the legal standards for emission allowances were themselves relaxed.
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These measures will include free allocation of greenhouse gas emission allowances to energy-intensive sectors, up to 100%.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Experience tells us that trading in emission allowances has not led to a reduction in the emission of greenhouse gases; quite the contrary.
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Unless the specification and allocation of emission allowances is proportional, it will be impossible to avoid distortion of competition.
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On the subject of emission allowances, it is vital to find a fair and realistic way forward.
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In any case, it is pointless talking about free emission allowances, because the benchmarks - the yardsticks - are ambitious.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Total stationary source emissions are capped, with the cap declining each year until targets are met, and with participating facilities receiving and trading emission allowances.
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Hansard archive
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It is clear that more emission allowances will be sold at auction.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
It has been agreed which industrial sectors will receive emission allowances.
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