Glossary

Dive into our comprehensive glossary curated with essential terms in sustainability, climate change, and ESG, empowering you with knowledge to navigate the green frontier.

Activity Data

Agenda 2030

Base Year

Biocapacity

Biofuel

Cap and Trade

Carbon Credit

Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

Carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e)

Carbon Footprint

Carbon Negative

Carbon Neutral

Carbon Offset

Carbon Removal

Carbon Sequestration

Carbon Sink

Carbon Tax

Climate Investment

CO2 Mineralisation

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Corporate Sustainability

Decarbonisation

Direct Air Capture

Direct Emissions (Scope 1)

Double Claiming

Double Counting

Double Issuance

Double Use

Downstream Emissions

Emission Factor

Emissions Rights

Energy Indirect Emissions (Scope 2)

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Activity Data

Agenda 2030

Base Year

Biocapacity

Biofuel

Cap and Trade

Carbon Credit

Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

Carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e)

Carbon Footprint

Carbon Negative

Carbon Neutral

Carbon Offset

Carbon Removal

Carbon Sequestration

Carbon Sink

Carbon Tax

Climate Investment

CO2 Mineralisation

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Corporate Sustainability

Decarbonisation

Direct Air Capture

Direct Emissions (Scope 1)

Double Claiming

Double Counting

Double Issuance

Double Use

Downstream Emissions

Emission Factor

Emissions Rights

Energy Indirect Emissions (Scope 2)

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Kyoto Protocol

Leakage

Mitigating Outcome

Mitigation Activity

Mobile Combustion

Net Zero

Non-Permanence

Other Indirect emissions (Scope 3)

Paris Agreement

Paris-Aligned

PAS 2060

Reduction Plan

Regenerative Agriculture

Results-based climate finance

Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi)

Science-based Targets

Sex Disaggregated Data

Solar Power

Spend-Based Data

Stationary Combustion

Sustainability

Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

Tipping Points

Tree Planting

Upstream Emissions

Validation of Emissions

Value Chain Emissions

Verification of Emissions

Zero Emissions Commitment

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