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All Plan A glossary terms
Air Quality Index (AQI)
ɛr kwɑləti ˈɪndɛks (eɪkwaɪ)
Air pollution
ɛr pəˈluːʃən
Atmosphere / Air
ˈætməsfɪr / ɛr
Beyond value chain mitigation
bɪˈjɑnd væljuː ʧeɪn ˌmɪtɪˈɡeɪʃən
Biofuel
ˈbaɪoʊfjuːəl
Biomass / Biogas
ˈbaɪoʊˌmæs / ˈbaɪoʊɡæs
Business travel emissions (Scope 3 Category 6)
ˈbɪznəs ˈtrævəl ɪˈmɪʃənz (skoʊp θriː ˈkætəɡɔri sɪks)
Capital goods emissions (Scope 3 Category 2)
ˈkæpɪtl̩ ɡʊdz ɪˈmɪʃənz (skoʊp θriː ˈkætɪɡɔːri tuː)
Carbon Insetting
kɑːrbən ˈɪnsɛtɪŋ
Carbon accounting
ˈkɑːbən əˈkaʊntɪŋ
Carbon budget
ˈkɑrbən ˈbʌdʒɪt
Carbon capture and storage (CCS)
ˈkɑrbən ˈkæptʃər ənd ˈstɔrɪdʒ (ˈsiˌsiːɛs)
Carbon credit
ˈkɑrbən ˈkrɛdɪt
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
ˈkɑrbən daɪˈɑksaɪd (ˈsiˌoʊtu)
Carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e)
ˈkɑrbən daɪˈɑksaɪd ɪˈkwɪvələnt (ˈsiˌoʊtuˈi)
Carbon emissions
ˈkɑrbən ɪˈmɪʃənz
Carbon footprint
ˈkɑrbən ˈfʊtprɪnt
Carbon leakage
ˈkɑrbən ˈlikɪdʒ
Carbon market
ˈkɑrbən ˈmɑrkɪt
Carbon negative
ˈkɑrbən ˈnɛɡətɪv
Carbon neutrality / carbon-neutral
ˈkɑrbən nuːˈtræləti / ˈkɑrbən-nuːˈtræl
Carbon positive
ˈkɑrbən ˈpɑzətɪv
Carbon pricing
ˈkɑrbən praɪs
Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
klin dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm (ˌsiːdiːˈɛm)
Climate
ˈklaɪmət
Climate change
ˈklaɪmət ʧeɪndʒ
Compensation
ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃən
Corporate Carbon Footprint
ˈkɔrpərɪt ˈkɑrbən ˈfʊtprɪnt
Decarbonisation
dᵻkˌɑː͡ɹbənəzˈe͡ɪʃən
Direct emissions
daɪˈrɛkt ɪˈmɪʃənz
Emissions
ɪˈmɪʃənz
Emissions trading
ɪˈmɪʃənz ˈtreɪdɪŋ
Fossil fuels
ˈfɑsl̩ fjʊlz
Fuel and energy-related activities (Scope 3 Category 3)
ˈfjuːəl ænd ˈɛnərdʒi rɪˈleɪtɪd ækˈtɪvɪtiz (skoʊp θriː ˈkætɪɡɔːri θriː)
Global Surface Temperature
ˈɡloʊbl̩ ˈsɜːrfɪs ˈtɛmpərətjʊr
Global Warming Potential (GWP)
ˈɡloʊbl̩ ˈwɔrmɪŋ pəˈtɛnʃəl (dʒiːˈdʌblijuːˈpiː)
Global warming
ˈɡloʊbl̩ ˈwɔrmɪŋ
Green bonds
ɡriːn bɒndz
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol
ˈɡɹiːnˌhaʊs ɡˈæsᵻz
Greenhouse effect
ɡrinˌhaus ɡæs ɪˈmɪʃənz proʊtəˌkɔl
Greenhouse gases (GHGs)
ˈɡriːnhaʊs ɪˈfɛkt
Greenwashing
ˈɡrinˌwɑʃɪŋ
Hydrogen
ˈhaɪdrədʒən
Indirect emissions
ˌɪndaɪˈrɛkt ɪˈmɪʃənz
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
ˌɪntərˌɡʌvərˈmɛntəl ˈpænl̩ ɒn ˈklaɪmət ʧeɪndʒ (aɪpiːsiːˈsiː)
Internal carbon pricing
ɪnˈtɜːrnəl ˈkɑːrbən ˈpraɪsɪŋ
Kyoto Protocol
ˈkaɪoʊtoʊ ˈproʊtəˌkɔl
Long-term science-based targets
lɔŋ tɜrm ˈsaɪəns beɪst ˈtɑrgɪts
Methane (CH4)
ˈmɛθeɪn (siː eɪtʃ fɔr)
Mitigation
ˌmɪtɪˈɡeɪʃən
Mitigation hierarchy
ˌmɪtɪˈɡeɪʃən ˈhaɪəˌrɑrki
Near-term science-based targets
nɪər tɜrm ˈsaɪəns beɪst ˈtɑrgɪts
Net-zero
nɛt ˈzɪroʊ
Neutralisation
ˌnjuːtrəlɪˈzeɪʃən
Nitrous oxide (N2O)
ˈnaɪtrəs ˈɒksaɪd (ˈɛn tu ˈoʊ)
Offsetting
ˈɔfˌsɛtɪŋ
Ozone (O3)
ˈoʊzoʊn (ˈoʊθriː)
Paris Climate Agreement
plæn eɪ plætfɔrm
Purchased goods and services emissions (Scope 3 Category 1)
ˈpɜːrtʃɪst ɡʊdz ænd ˈsɜːrvɪsɪz ɪˈmɪʃənz (skoʊp θriː ˈkætɪɡɔːri wʌn)
Science-Based Targets Initiative
skoʊp wʌn
Scope 1 emissions
/skoʊp tuː ɪˈmɪʃənz/
Scope 2 emissions
skoʊp θriː ɪˈmɪʃənz
Scope 3 emissions
ˈsaɪəns beɪst ˈtɑrgɪts ɪˈnɪʃətɪv
Scope 4 emissions
/skoʊp fɔːr ɪˈmɪʃənz/
Sustainability
səˌsteɪnəˈbɪləti
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
səsˈteɪnəbl dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɡoʊlz (ɛsˌdiːˈdʒiːz)
Tipping point
tæsk fɔrs ɒn ˈklaɪmət-rɪˌleɪtɪd faɪˈnænʃəl dɪˈskloʊʒərz (tiːsiːɛfˈsiːdiː)
Two-degree limit /
Two-degree target
tuː-ˈdɪɡriː ˈlɪmɪt / tuː-ˈdɪɡriː ˈtɑrgɪt
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
juː ɛn ˈfreɪmˌwɜrk kənˈvɛnʃən ɒn ˈklaɪmət ʧeɪndʒ (juːˌɛnˌɛfˌsiːˌsiː)
Upstream transportation and distribution (Scope 3 Category 4)
ˈʌpˌstriːm ˌtrænspɔːrˈteɪʃən ənd ˌdɪstrɪˈbjuːʃən skoʊp θriː ˈkætɪɡɔːri fɔːr
Value chain emissions
væljuː ʧeɪn ɪˈmɪʃənz
Voluntary Emission Reductions (VER)
vɒləntɛri ɪˈmɪʃən rɪˈdʌkʃənz (viːiːˈɑː)
Waste generated in operations emissions (Scope 3 Category 5)
ˈweɪst ˈdʒɛnəreɪtɪd ɪn ˌɑpəˈreɪʃənz ɪˈmɪʃənz (skoʊp θriː ˈkætəɡɔri faɪv)
Weather
ˈwɛðər
Zero carbon
ˈzɪroʊ ˈkɑrbən