Category Archives: GLOSSARY

Nitrous oxide (N2O):

Nitrous oxide is emitted during agricultural and industrial activities, as well as during combustion of fossil fuels and solid waste.

Methane (CH4):

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

More here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1530-9134.2010.00282.x

Gigawatt hour (GWh):

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

GHG = Greenhouse gases

Greenhouse Gases = Carbon Dioxide (81%); Methane (10%) Nitrous Oxide (6%); Fluorinated Gases (3%)

Fluorinated gases:

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:

More here: https://www.drawdown.org/

Carbon dioxide (CO2):

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...