kˈɑːɹbən fˈaɪnæns ɪz ɐ bɹˈæntʃ ʌv ɛnvˌaɪɹənmˈɛntəl fˈaɪnæns ðæt kˈʌvɚz faɪnˈænʃəl tˈuːlz sˈʌtʃ ɐz kˈɑːɹbən ɪmˈɪʃən tɹˈeɪdɪŋ tə ɹᵻdˈuːs ðɪ ˈɪmpækt ʌv ɡɹˈiːnhaʊs ɡˈæsᵻz dʒˌiːˌeɪtʃdʒˈiː ɔnðɪ ɛnvˈaɪɹənmənt baɪ ɡˈɪvɪŋ kˈɑːɹbən ɪmˈɪʃənz ɐ pɹˈaɪs.
Carbon finance is a branch of environmental finance that covers financial tools such as carbon emission trading to reduce the impact of greenhouse gases (GHG) on the environment by giving carbon emissions a price.