An organization or entity receives one carbon credit if it is able to avoid the emission of
AOne ton of carbon dioxide or its equivalent ✓ Correct
BOne ton of any greenhouse gas
COne ton of hydrocarbon emissions
DOne ton of carbon monoxide
Correct answer: (A) One ton of carbon dioxide or its equivalent
Explanation
One carbon credit is earned by avoiding the emission of one tonne of carbon dioxide or its equivalent.
Defining it as any greenhouse gas by weight ignores the standardisation to carbon dioxide equivalent.
A tonne of hydrocarbon emissions is not the unit on which credits are based.
A tonne of carbon monoxide likewise is not the reference measure for a credit.
Other gases are converted into carbon dioxide equivalents using their warming potential.
Carbon credits are traded under mechanisms rooted in the Kyoto framework.
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