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Which of the following statements about carbon credits is INCORRECT?
Question

Which of the following statements about carbon credits is INCORRECT?

A.

Carbon credits correspond to a determined tradable quantity of greenhouse gas emissions.

B.

Carbon credits are created when greenhouse gases rise above a baseline.

C.

Carbon credits are used in signatory countries to the Kyoto Protocol.

D.

The carbon credit system makes emissions a commodity.

Correct option is B

Carbon Credits:- A carbon credit is a tradable permit or certificate that provides the holder of the credit the right to emit one ton of carbon dioxide or an equivalent of another greenhouse gas - it's essentially an offset for producers of such gases.
• The main goal for the creation of carbon credits is the reduction of emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from industrial activities to reduce the effects of global warming.
• Carbon credits are market mechanisms for the minimization of greenhouse gases emission.
• Governments or regulatory authorities set the caps on greenhouse gas emissions.
• For some companies, the immediate reduction of the emission is not economically viable. Therefore, they can purchase carbon credits to comply with the emission cap. Companies that achieve the carbonoffsets (reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases) are usually rewarded with additional carbon credits.
• The sale of credit surpluses may be used to subsidize future projects for the reduction of emissions.
• The introduction of such credits was ratified in the Kyoto Protocol.
• The Paris Agreement validates the application of carbon credits and sets the provisions for the further facilitation of the carbon credits markets.

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