Umbhobho wentsimbi yeCarbon ngumbhobho wentsimbi oveliswe kwintsimbi yekhabhoni, eyenziwe ngentsimbi yentsimbi okanye intsimbi engqukuva eqinileyo ngokugqobhoza, emva koko wenziwe ngokuqengqeleka okushushu, ukuqengqeleka okubandayo okanye umzobo obandayo. Umxholo wekhabhoni umalunga ne-0.05% ukuya kwi-1.35%. Imibhobho yentsimbi yekhabhoni yahlulwe ikakhulu: imibhobho yentsimbi engenamthungo yokusetyenziswa kolwakhiwo, imibhobho yentsimbi engenamthungo yokuhambisa ulwelo, imibhobho yentsimbi engenamthungo yeebhoyila ezinoxinzelelo oluphantsi noluphakathi, imibhobho yentsimbi engenamthungo yezibilisi zoxinzelelo oluphezulu, imibhobho yentsimbi engenamthungo yokuqhekeka kwepetroleum.