European Green Deal Glossary

The process of reducing the amount of energy required to provide products and services.

Energy poverty results from a combination of low income, high expenditure of disposable income on energy and poor energy efficiency, especially as regards the performance of buildings.

- is the strategy, developed by EU, aiming to transform society into a fair and prosperous one

- is European Commission’s set of proposals to make the EU's climate, energy, transport and taxation policies fit for reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels.

- principle calls consumers to choose natural, often organic, locally produced foods over imported or processed alternatives. Principle supports local community- rather than global food systems.

- is the sum of emissions of various gases like carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide etc

Greenhouse gases, or GHGs, are compound gases that trap heat or longwave radiation in the atmosphere. Their presence in the atmosphere makes the Earth's surface warmer. Sunlight or shortwave radiation easily passes through these gases and the atmosphere

- is about “using the tools of budgetary policy-making to help achieve environmental and climate goals”, including “evaluating environmental impacts of budgetary and fiscal policies and assessing their coherence towards the delivery of national and international commitments”(OECD).

- hydrogen generated by renewable energy or from low-carbon power. Green hydrogen has significantly lower carbon emissions than grey hydrogen, which is produced by steam reforming of natural gas, which makes up the bulk of the hydrogen market. Green hydrogen produced by the electrolysis of water is less than 0.1% of total hydrogen production. It may be used to decarbonize sectors which are hard to electrify, such as steel and cement production, and thus help to limit climate change.

- is any gas that has the property of absorbing  heat energy) emitted from Earth’s surface and reradiating it back to Earth’s surface

- Energy management system, which is intended for “organizations committed to addressing their impact, conserving resources and improving the bottom line through efficient energy management”.