Carbon finance

international treaty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

group of five international organizations that make leveraged loans to developing countries

tax on the carbon content of fuels

reduction in emissions of carbon dioxide or greenhouse gases made in order to compensate for or to offset an emission made elsewhere

greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme

amount that must be paid for the right to emit one tonne of CO₂ into the atmosphere

emissions trading scheme

European Union plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030

Joint Implementation

processes used to measure how much carbon dioxide equivalents an organization emits

Unit of measurement for greenhouse gases

used for carbon credits

tradable environmental commodities

emission allowances created and allocated under the Marrakech Accords of the Kyoto protocol

American non-profit organization

approach to limiting carbon dioxide emissions globally

REDD+ is a voluntary climate change mitigation framework developed under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It aims to encourage developing countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, and to promote conservation, sustainable forest management, and enhancement of forest carbon stocks through financial incentives and policy support. The acronym is commonly expanded as "reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries", and the "+" denotes the additional forest conservation and enhance

includes a range of activities relating to climate change, and to influencing political decisions on climate change-related regulation, such as the Kyoto Protocol.

voluntary ICAO greenhouse gas emissions scheme

Ecocho was a search engine with the aim of offsetting carbon emissions by donating 70% of revenues to 'carbon offset credits'. The site launched on 14 April 2008.

the marginal cost of reducing pollution

tax levied on meat; specifically, one that accounts for the carbon emissions involved in the production of animal products

tradable allowance to emit greenhouse gases