The global warming potential is the impact a greenhouse gas (GHG) has to global warming. By definition, CO2 is used as reference case, hence it always has the GWP of 1. GWP changes with time, and the [..]

Accuracy defines the closeness in agreement between the result of a measurement and the true value of the particular quantity (or an internationally accepted empirically determined reference value usi [..]

An entity accredited by the JISC, which is responsible for the determination of whether a project and the ensuing reductions of anthropogenic emissions by sources or enhancements of anthropogenic remo [..]

Under the Kyoto Protocol, certificates from JI and the CDM (see explanations below) will be awarded only to Project-based activities where emissions reductions are “additional to those that otherwise [..]

Annex B countries are the 39 emissions-capped countries listed in Annex B of the Kyoto Protocol.

The set of 36 signatory countries of the UNFCCC that in 2000 agreed to cut their greenhouse gas emissions back to 1990 levels, including countries that were part of the OECD in 1990, economies in tran [..]

The annual report made annually by installations operating under EUETS reporting on their CO2 emissions and which must then be subject to verification and submitted to the e-sipo by March 31 of the su [..]

Attribution of emissions permits or allowances among greenhouse gas emitters to establish an emission trading market. The division of permits/allowances can be done through grandfathering method or be [..]

Use of the Kyoto Protocol units (AAUs, CERs, ERUs) from the first commitment period (2008-2012) in subsequent commitment periods (after 2012). These may also be mentioned within the EU ETS context, re [..]

A set of operations that , under specified conditions, establish the relationship between the values of quantities indicated by a measuring instrument or measuring system, or the values represented by [..]