Glossary entries

Standard climate-related definitions to help you draft climate-aligned contracts

100% Renewable Energy & Renewable Energy Sources

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

Air Quality

Biodiversity & Biological Diversity or Biodiversity Loss

Carbon Budget

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

Carbon Dioxide Equivalent (CO2e or CO2eq)

Carbon Footprint

Carbon Footprint Standards

Carbon Insetting

Carbon Negative

Carbon Neutral & Carbon Neutral Footprint

Carbon Neutral Date

Carbon Offsetting

Carbon Reporting

Climate Change

Climate Change Adaptation [Measures]

Climate Change Event

Climate Change Mitigation [Measures]

Climate Professional

Conservation Land

Declared Carbon Capacity (of Woodland)

Electrification

Embodied Carbon (Embedded Carbon)

Energy Savings

Environmental Performance

Environmental Work & Climate Sabbatical Work

Epi-Terra Climate Change Event & Pan-Terra Climate Change Event

ESG

GHG Reporting Standard

Green Infrastructure

Green Transport

Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) & GHG Emissions

Gross Zero Target

Hydrocarbons

Native Trees

Natural Capital

Net Zero Overage & Net Zero Objectives

Net Zero Target

Paris Alignment

Residual Emissions

Science-Based Targets

Scope 1, 2 and 3 Emissions

Social Purpose

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

Zero Carbon Housing & Zero Carbon Homes