Tag: GHG emissions
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Environmental Impact Monitoring tool
Environmental Impact Monitoring tool The Environmental Impact Monitoring tool is a proprietary research model developed by Robeco to measure a company’s level of greenhouse gas emissions, along with its energy consumption, water use and waste generation. It is used to select stocks for strategies that seek a lower carbon footprint (among other environmental advantages) than…
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Embodied Carbon
Embodied Carbon Embodied carbon is the total greenhouse gas emissions produced over the entire lifecycle of a material, product, building, or infrastructure project before it becomes operational. This includes emissions from raw material extraction, manufacturing, transportation, construction, and eventual disposal. Embodied carbon is a critical factor in assessing the environmental impact of construction and manufacturing,…
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Decarbonization
Decarbonization Decarbonization encompasses a spectrum of initiatives undertaken by various sectors, entities such as governments or organizations, with the aim of transitioning towards alternative lifestyles and production methods that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The overarching goal is to mitigate the detrimental effects of these emissions on the climate. This endeavor necessitates a fundamental shift away…
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Climate Transition Benchmarks
Climate Transition Benchmarks A climate benchmark is defined as an investment benchmark that incorporates specific objectives related to greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions and the transition to a low-carbon economy — based on the scientific evidence of the IPCC — through the selection and weighting of underlying constituents. These benchmarks are intended to serve as…
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Climate Change
Climate Change Climate change refers to the long-term variations observed in weather conditions due to the warming of the Earth’s atmosphere. These variations include changes in temperature, precipitation, wind patterns and other aspects of the climate system. Although natural processes, such as the solar cycle or massive volcanic eruptions, can contribute to these changes, human…
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Climate Action Tracker (CAT)
Climate Action Tracker (CAT) The Climate Action Tracker (CAT) is an independent scientific body dedicated to monitoring and evaluating governments’ decarbonization initiatives in alignment with the Paris Agreement’s objectives; to restrict global temperature increases to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, with efforts to limit the rise to 1.5°C by the end of this century.…
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Carbon pricing
Carbon pricing Carbon pricing is an instrument that captures the external costs of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions—the costs of emissions that the public pays for, such as damage to crops, health care costs from heat waves and droughts, and loss of property from flooding and sea level rise—and ties them to their sources through a…
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Carbon Footprint
Carbon Footprint As stated by Mike Berners-Lee, author of The Carbon Footprint of Everything, a carbon footprint is the “total sum of all the greenhouse gas emissions that had to take place in order for a product to be produced or for an activity to take place”. Each of these activities and products has its…