Glossary terms

Standard definitions to help you draft climate-aligned contracts

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1.5C Aligned

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100% Renewable Energy and Renewable Energy Sources

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Abatement Measures

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Adverse Climate Outcome (ACO) and Adverse Social Outcome (ASO)

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Air Quality

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Alternative Fuel

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Avoided Emissions

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Base Year

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Beyond Value Chain Mitigation Measures

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Biodiversity and Biological Diversity or Biodiversity Loss

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Carbon Budget

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Carbon Capture, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and Carbon Capture Usage and Storage (CCUS)

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Carbon Dioxide Equivalent (CO2e or CO2eq)

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Carbon Footprint

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Carbon Footprint Standards

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Carbon Neutral

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Carbon Neutral Date

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Carbon Price

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Carbon Sequestration

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Climate Change

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Climate Change Adaptation [Measures]

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Climate Change Event

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Climate Change Mitigation [Measures]

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Climate Professional

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Competence Greenwashing

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Completion Net Carbon

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Compound Climate Disaster

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Conservation Land

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Declared Carbon Capacity (of Woodland)

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E

Electrification

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Embodied Carbon (Embedded Carbon)

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Emissions Statement

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Energy Savings

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Environmental Performance

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Environmental Work and Climate Sabbatical Work

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Epi-Terra Climate Change Event and Pan-Terra Climate Change Event

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ESG

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GHG Protocol

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GHG Reductions

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GHG Removals

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GHG Reporting or GHG Reporting Standard

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Green Infrastructure

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Green Transport

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Greenhouse Gases (GHGs)

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Greenwashing

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Gross Zero Target

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H

Hydrocarbons

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I

Inset or Insetting

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J

Just Transition

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L

Long-Term Science-Based Target

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M

Mitigation Hierarchy

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Native Trees

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Natural Capital

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Near-Term Science-Based Targets

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Net Negative

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Net Zero

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Net Zero Overage and Net Zero Objectives

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Net Zero Overshoot Amount

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Net Zero Target

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Neutralisation Measures

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Offset or Offsetting

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Offset Provider

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Offsetting Strategy

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Offshoring

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P

Paris Agreement Goals

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Paris Alignment or Paris Aligned

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R

Residual Emissions

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S

Scope 1, 2 and 3 Emissions

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Social Purpose

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Sustainability Measures

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Sustainable

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T

Target Boundaries

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Transition Plan

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U

Ultra Low Emission Vehicle (ULEV), Zero and Low Emission Vehicle (ZLEV) and Electric Vehicle (EV)

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Z

Zero Carbon Housing and Zero Carbon Homes

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