3. Carbon Footprint: The total amount of greenhouse gases,
specifically carbon dioxide, produced directly or indirectly
by an individual, organization, event, or product
Carbon Offsetting: The process of compensating for
carbon dioxide emissions by investing in projects that
reduce or capture an equivalent amount of greenhouse
gases elsewhere
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4. Carbon Credits: Tradable certificates representing a
reduction or removal of greenhouse gas emissions, typically
earned through emission reduction projects.
Climate Neutral: A state in which an entity has balanced
its greenhouse gas emissions by reducing or offsetting them,
resulting in a net-zero carbon footprint.
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5. Carbon Intensity: The amount of carbon dioxide
emissions produced per unit of economic output, energy
consumed, or another relevant metric.
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): A comprehensive analysis
of the environmental impacts of a product, process, or
service throughout its entire life cycle, including raw
material extraction, production, use, and disposal.
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6. Carbon sequestration: The process of capturing and storing
carbon dioxide to prevent its release into the atmosphere, often
through activities like afforestation or the use of carbon capture
and storage technologies.
Carbon trading: The buying and selling of permits or
credits that allow organizations to emit a certain amount
of greenhouse gases, promoting emission reductions
where they are most cost-effective.
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7. Carbon credits: Units representing a reduction or removal
of greenhouse gas emissions, typically traded in carbon
markets.
Carbon sink: Natural or artificial reservoirs that absorb
more carbon than they release, helping to mitigate the
effects of greenhouse gas emissions.
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8. Cap-and-trade: A market-based approach to controlling
emissions, where a cap is set on the total allowable
emissions, and companies can buy and sell emissions
allowances.
Climate finance: Financial resources provided to
support projects and initiatives aimed at mitigating and
adapting to climate change.
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9. Carbon tax: A form of carbon pricing where a tax is
levied on the carbon content of fossil fuels or other
greenhouse gas-emitting activities.
Carbon capture and storage (CCS): Technologies that
capture carbon dioxide emissions from industrial
processes and power plants, preventing them from
entering the atmosphere.
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10. Compliance market: A carbon market where
participants, usually companies, trade emissions
allowances to comply with regulatory requirements and
achieve emissions reduction targets.
Voluntary carbon market: A market where individuals,
companies, or governments trade carbon credits on a
voluntary basis to reduce their carbon footprint beyond
regulatory obligations.
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11. Carbon registry: A database that tracks and records
the issuance, transfer, and retirement of carbon credits,
ensuring transparency and integrity in carbon markets
Carbon leakage: The situation where industries move
production to regions with laxer carbon regulations,
potentially leading to an overall increase in global
emissions.
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12. Carbon market liquidity: The ease with which carbon
credits can be bought or sold in a market, influenced by
the number of participants and the volume of trading.
Carbon market price: The cost of one ton of carbon
dioxide equivalent (CO2e) in a carbon market,
determined by supply and demand dynamics.
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13. Carbon market volatility: The degree of fluctuation in
carbon market prices, influenced by factors such as
policy changes, economic conditions, and technological
advancements.
Carbon auction: A method of allocating emissions
allowances by selling them to the highest bidders,
typically used in cap-and-trade systems.
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14. Carbon credit buyer: An entity that purchases carbon
credits to offset its own emissions or meet regulatory
compliance requirements.
Carbon credit seller: An entity that generates carbon
credits through emission reduction projects and sells
them to other parties in the carbon market.
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15. Carbon pricing: Policies that assign a monetary value to
carbon emissions, encouraging businesses and
individuals to reduce their carbon footprint.
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Notes de l'éditeur
A carbon market is a system that allows entities to buy or sell emission allowances or credits, providing a financial incentive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The overarching goal of carbon markets is to mitigate climate change by creating economic mechanisms that encourage the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. These markets operate on the principle that limiting carbon emissions has a societal value, and by putting a price on carbon, market forces can drive businesses and individuals toward cleaner and more sustainable practices.