# Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, Section 59: Meaning of “carbon unit”

Extent: N.I.

In this Act, a “carbon unit” is a unit of a kind specified in regulations made by the Department and representing—
(a) a reduction in an amount of greenhouse gas emissions,
(b) the removal of an amount of greenhouse gas from the atmosphere, or
(c) an amount of greenhouse gas emissions allowed under a scheme or arrangement imposing a limit on such emissions.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2022/31/section/59 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/climate-change-act-northern-ireland-2022/section-59
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