Category
page 1Low-carbon economy
renewable energy
energy collected from renewable resources
hydrogen economy
a proposed system of delivering energy using hydrogen
carbon tax
tax on the carbon content of fuels
RETScreen
The RETScreen Clean Energy Management Software (usually shortened to RETScreen Expert) is a software package developed by the Government of Canada. RETScreen Expert was highlighted at the 2016 Clean Energy Ministerial held in San Francisco. The Government of Canada's Treasury Board Secretariat uses RETScreen Expert as its greenhouse gas reporting tool for all federal departments and agencies required to report emissions.
European Green Deal
set of policy initiatives by the European Commission aiming to make European Union climate neutral by 2050
Green New Deal
proposed economic stimulus program
low-carbon economy
economy based on low carbon power sources
wood industry
economic branch
just transition
Framework developed by the trade union movement to encompass wide range of social interventions needed to secure decent work opportunities and a greener economy.
Stern Review
700-page report released for the Government of the United Kingdom on 30 October 2006 by economist Nicholas Stern
Build Back Better Framework
economic and infrastructure package
phase-out of fossil fuel vehicles
proposed bans on the sale of new fossil-fuel powered vehicles
modal share
share of mode of transport
2000-watt society
political model envisaging the average First World citizen reducing their average energy usage to no more than 2000 watts by 2050
low-carbon electricity
power produced with lower carbon dioxide emissions
green recovery
proposed environmental, regulatory and fiscal reforms to build prosperity in the wake of a major economic crisis
low-carbon diet
diet to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Sunrise Movement
American youth movement advocating political action on climate change
zero-carbon city
city which runs entirely on renewable energy
Carbon Neutrality Coalition
International environment organization
Milan Area C
Congestion charge in the city center of Milan, Italy
Climate and Development Knowledge Network
organization
meat tax
tax levied on meat; specifically, one that accounts for the carbon emissions involved in the production of animal products
A Green New Deal
2008 English-language report by the New Economics Foundation

Climate Capitalism
non-fiction work by Hunter Lovins