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According to Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) Concept Statement 6, an asset has three essential characteristics:
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Zhou, S.W.W. (2020). Carbon Trading and Offsetting. In: Carbon Management for a Sustainable Environment. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35062-8_3
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