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Green

Dictionary

Ever struggle with all the climate vocabulary? Never fear, our dictionary is here to define the key climate and carbon terminology from A to Z.

ALM

Agricultural Land Management: A nature-based offsetting solution

ALM
ARR

Afforestation, Reforestation, and Revegetation: A nature-based offsetting solution

ARR
Biochar

A type of Carbon Removal that is made through heating biomass

Biochar
Black and Brown Hydrogen

Hydrogen made from black and brown coal respectively.

Black and Brown Hydrogen
Blue Carbon

Carbon captured specifically by the world's ocean and coastal ecosystems

Blue Carbon
Blue Hydrogen

Hydrogen produced from natural gas or methane using a process called steam reforming.

Blue Hydrogen
Carbon Markets

The commodity markets relating to Carbon Reduction or Removal

Carbon Markets
Carbon Neutral

A term used to indicate that the carbon output is zero

Carbon Neutral
Carbon Offsetting

Compensating for greenhouse gas emissions through funding emissions removal or reduction

Carbon Offsetting
Carbon Removal

A process or project that removes Carbon Dioxide from the atmosphere

Carbon Removal
Carbon footprint

The Greenhouse Gas emissions from a specific activity, business, service or individual