Ser ut som det brukes synonymt med "reduced emissions". På norsk sier vi "reduserte utslipp" eller "utslippsreduksjon".

But the private entity has some reduction opportunities that cost less than the tax level AB. As long as its mac (which is its price to reduce one extra tonne of emission) is lower than the tax level AB, it will prefer to reduce one extra tonne and not to pay the tax on that tonne of abated emissions.
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