Including 16 closely related terms such as carbon emissions, carbon emission, and emissions.
… with reducing emissions but it is important to understand the distinctions between them. Achieving net zero emissions means to pursue an ambitious 1.5°C aligned science-based target for full value chain emissions i.e. Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions. Where any residual emissions remain these can be offset with certified Greenhouse Gas removal mechanisms such as tree planting or carbon capture technology…
… Business travel and commuting, waste, water, procured goods and services This contrasts with, for example, carbon neutral targets which may not account for all emissions Scopes and which allow emissions to be offset by high quality, certified carbon credits. 6 DRAFT CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY Carbon Management Hierarchy The key priority in seeking to reduce emissions is that there should…
… gas removal mechanisms such as tree planting or carbon capture technology. Residual emissions - any emissions which remain after all technically and economically feasible opportunities have been implemented Science-based target - a carbon emissions target which is in line with the scale of reductions required to keep global temperature increases below 2°C above pre-industrial temperatures…
… and energy from the sun in a process known as the ‘greenhouse effect’. Increases to GHG emissions push up levels of heat and energy in the Earth’s atmosphere, causing a rise in global temperatures. To give an indication of how things have changed, carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are greater than they have been at any point in the last 800,000 years. The last time the Earth saw similar levels…
… Climate Change target to reduce emissions by 78% by 2035 compared to 1990 levels, with the budget also incorporating the UK’s share of international aviation and shipping emissions for the first time.1 Siegert, M., Haywood, A. Lunt, D., van de Flierdt, T., Francis, J. (2020) What ancient climates tell us about high carbon dioxide concentrations in Earth’s atmosphere, Grantham Institute Briefing…