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Biomass/Biogas
According to the European Union's Renewable Energy Directive, biomass is the biodegradable part of products...
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Blue economy
The blue economy is a model of sustainable economic development that is based on the responsible use of marine and coastal resources...
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CO2
CO₂, also called carbon dioxide, carbon dioxide and carbon dioxide, is an odorless and colorless gas present in the atmosphere...
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Carbon budget
The carbon budget, or CO₂ balance, indicates the amount of greenhouse gases that humanity is “authorized” to emit into the atmosphere...
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Carbon cycle
The carbon cycle is the process through which carbon is exchanged between the various components of the Earth, including the atmosphere...
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Carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂ eq)
Carbon dioxide equivalent, or CO eq, is a measure that represents all greenhouse gases...
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Carbon neutral
Carbon neutrality (or carbon neutrality) is the condition in which the CO2 emissions released...
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Carbon offsetting
Emission compensation (or carbon offsetting) is an activity that balances its impact...
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Climate change
Climate change is a long-term phenomenon that refers to climate change caused directly or indirectly by human action...
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Climate neutral
Climate neutrality is a condition similar to carbon neutrality, but while the latter refers...
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Circular economy
The circular economy is a model of production and consumption that promotes sharing, lending, reuse...
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Decarbonization
Decarbonisation refers to a process of transition to a low-carbon economy...
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Deforestation
The term deforestation refers to the process of reducing the forest areas of the Earth, largely attributable...
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Direct emissions
Direct emissions are emissions that derive from sources owned or controlled by an organization. These emissions...
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ESG reporting
An ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) reporting involves the disclosure of data that describes the impact of a company in...
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Hydroelectric power
Hydroelectric energy is obtained by the transformation of kinetic energy of water in motion into electricity produced...
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Indirect emissions
Indirect emissions include all emissive sources that are not under direct corporate control, but...
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Renewable energy
Renewable energy, as its name suggests, is obtained from sources that are renewed over time...
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Scope 1 emissions
Scope 1 emissions are direct GHG emissions that derive from sources owned or controlled by an organization. These emissions...
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Scope 2 emissions
Scope 2 emissions are indirect emissions from the generation of electricity, heat and steam purchased and...
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Soil degradation
Soil degradation refers to the reduction or complete loss of fertility and therefore of the ability...
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Solar energy
Solar energy comes from the sun’s rays and is one of the main renewable energy alternatives to...
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Wind energy
Wind energy is a type of renewable energy that originates from the kinetic force of wind. Air masses that move...
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Digital pollution
Digital pollution means the environmental impact caused by the use of electronic devices, such as computers, smartphones...
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GHG Protocol
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) is a globally recognized standard for measuring...
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Gold Standard
Gold Standard is an international compensation standard, it establishes the rules and requirements that...
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Green economy
The green economy is an economic model aimed at improving human well-being and social equity...
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Green hosting
Web hosting services means the provision of web space to be allocated on a server (host)...
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Greenhouse gas
Greenhouse gases (GHG) describe the gases responsible for the so-called greenhouse effect, considered...
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Guarantees of origin
A Guarantee of Origin (GO) is a title that guarantees the origin of electricity from renewable sources. It is presented in the form...
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LEED
The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a voluntary certification program...
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Benefit company
Since January 2016 Italy has introduced benefit companies that represent an evolution of the classic concept of the company...
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Kyoto Protocol
The Kyoto Protocol is an environmental protection treaty published on December 11, 1997 in the homonymous city, on the occasion of the...
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PAS 2060
As an internationally recognized standard, PAS 2060 was developed by the British Standards Institution...
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Paris Agreements
The Paris Agreement is an international treaty reached during the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) in 2015, and is considered one of the COP...
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REDD+
REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) is an international program developed by...
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Risk management
Risk management is the process through which we try to manage the uncertainty that surrounds...
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Science Based Targets
Science Based Targets (SBTs) are a series of decarbonization objectives with well-defined guidelines that help companies...
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Sustainability
Sustainability refers to the ability to meet the needs of the present without compromising the capacity of future generations...
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Sustainable mobility
Sustainable mobility has as its main objective to ensure that transport systems match economic needs...
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TCFD Reporting
In 2017, the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) published a series of recommendations...
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Verified Carbon Standard
Verified Carbon Standard is an international compensation standard defined by Verra. It sets the rules...
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Verified Carbon Unit (VCU)
Verified Carbon Unit (VCU) is a single carbon credit (unit) that falls within the VCS standard...
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Verified Emission Reduction (VER)
Verified Emission Reduction (VER) is a single carbon credit (unit) that falls within the Gold Standard...
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