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Category Archives: GLOSSARY

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Nitrous oxide (N2O):

GLOSSARYBy CCR@IIXXI8December 7, 2018
Nitrous oxide is emitted during agricultural and industrial activities, as well as during combustion of fossil fuels and solid waste.

Methane (CH4):

GLOSSARYBy CCR@IIXXI8December 7, 2018
Methane is emitted during the production and transport of coal, natural gas, and oil. Methane emissions also result from livestock and other agricultural practices and...

Greenwash

GLOSSARYBy CCR@IIXXI8December 7, 2018
More here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1530-9134.2010.00282.x

Gigawatt hour (GWh):

GLOSSARYBy CCR@IIXXI8December 7, 2018
A derived unit of energy equal to 3600 gigajoules (GJ), and expressed as power [gigawatt (GW)] multiplied by time [hour (h)].

GHG = Greenhouse gases

GLOSSARYBy CCR@IIXXI8December 7, 2018
Greenhouse Gases = Carbon Dioxide (81%); Methane (10%) Nitrous Oxide (6%); Fluorinated Gases (3%)

Fluorinated gases:

GLOSSARYBy CCR@IIXXI8December 7, 2018
Hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, sulfur hexafluoride, and nitrogen trifluoride are synthetic, powerful greenhouse gases that are emitted from a variety of industrial processes. Fluorinated gases are sometimes...

Drawdown:

GLOSSARYBy CCR@IIXXI8December 7, 2018
More here: https://www.drawdown.org/

Carbon dioxide (CO2):

GLOSSARYBy CCR@IIXXI8December 7, 2018
Carbon dioxide enters the atmosphere through burning fossil fuels (coal, natural gas, and oil), solid waste, trees and wood products, and also as a result...
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