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Regarding 'Carbon credits', which one of the following statements is not correct?
  1. The Carbon credit system was ratified in conjunction with the Kyoto Protocol.
  2. Carbon credits are awarded to countries or groups that have reduced greenhouse gases below their emission quota.
  3. The goal of the Carbon credit system is to limit the increase of carbon dioxide emission.
  4. Carbon credits are traded at a price fixed from time to time by the United Nations Environment Programme.

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The Carbon credit system was ratified in conjunction with the Kyoto Protocol.
B
Carbon credits are traded at a price fixed from time to time by the United Nations Environment Programme.
C
Carbon credits are awarded to countries or groups that have reduced greenhouse gases below their emission quota.
D
The goal of the Carbon credit system is to limit the increase of carbon dioxide emission.
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Carbon credits mean certificates granting the right to beholder to emit 1 tonne of carbon dioxide or its equivalent. These are generally awarded to groups or countries that have reduced greenhouse gases emissions below their quota. The carbon credit system was ratified in conjunction with Kyoto protocol and is aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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