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''Environmental policy and concerns.''  
1. ''Law.''


Carbon offsetting generally means buying carbon credits equivalent to the carbon impact before offsetting.
A public institution for the resolving of disputes.


This means compensating for every tonne of carbon dioxide emitted by ensuring there is one tonne less in the atmosphere in another place.
For example, the European Court of Justice.  




Carbon offsetting can also refer to other more direct activities, such as planting trees, as well as paying for carbon credits.
2. ''Organisational structure.''


A senior and authoritative internal structure within an organisation.


Also known as ''carbon offset''.
For example, the Court of Directors of the Bank of England.
 
 
3. ''State governance.''
 
Historically, a monarch and their closest supporters and advisers.  




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Carbon]]
* [[Adjudication]]
* [[Carbon tax]]
* [[Bailiff]]
* [[Carbon credits]]
* [[Bank of England]]
* [[Carbon footprint]]
* [[Claimant]]
* [[Carbon-neutral]]
* [[County court judgment]]
* [[Carbon sink]]
* [[Defendant]]
* [[Corporate social responsibility]]
* [[European Court of Justice]]
* [[Emissions]]
* [[Jurisdiction]]
* [[Environmental concerns]]
* [[Mediation]]
* [[Greenhouse gas]]
* [[Per incuriam]]
* [[Net zero]]
* [[Petition]]
* [[Renewables]]
* [[Preliminary rulings]]
* [[Residual carbon]]
* [[Sovereign]]
* [[Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting]]
* [[Suit]]


[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
[[Category:The_business_context]]
[[Category:Compliance_and_audit]]
[[Category:Compliance_and_audit]]
[[Category:Ethics]]
[[Category:Identify_and_assess_risks]]
[[Category:Manage_risks]]
[[Category:Risk_frameworks]]
[[Category:Risk_reporting]]
[[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]]

Latest revision as of 21:50, 26 March 2021

1. Law.

A public institution for the resolving of disputes.

For example, the European Court of Justice.


2. Organisational structure.

A senior and authoritative internal structure within an organisation.

For example, the Court of Directors of the Bank of England.


3. State governance.

Historically, a monarch and their closest supporters and advisers.


See also