1. 1. 2022

This term refers to three concepts in the literature, assessing the sources and sinks of the carbon cycle at a global level through the synthesis of evidence on fossil fuel emissions…

1. 1. 2022

The total amount of greenhouse gases that a person, family, building, organization, or society emits into the atmosphere each year. A person's carbon footprint includes emissions…

1. 1. 2022

technologies that can significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions from new and existing coal and gas power plants, industrial processes and other…

1. 1. 2022

A process in which CO2 is captured and then used to produce a new product. If CO2 is stored in a product over a climate-relevant time horizon,…

1. 1. 2022

Planting new forests on land that was historically devoid of forests. A discussion of the term forest and related terms such as afforestation, reforestation, and deforestation,…

1. 1. 2022

Underground gas deposits consisting of 50 to 90 percent methane (CH 4 ) and small amounts of heavier gaseous hydrocarbon compounds such as…

1. 1. 2022

The effort to create a financial value for carbon stored in forests, which offers incentives for developing countries to reduce emissions from forested…

31. 12. 2021

The aid sector loves its acronyms. Mix in a little climate science and the political language of global treaty negotiations and you have a recipe for…

31. 12. 2021

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) has published clear, concise definitions of key terms and acronyms used in UN talks on…

31. 12. 2021

eFuels represent a global solution to environmental challenges, as they allow vehicles and equipment to be used climate-neutrally anywhere in the world, today even…