European Green Deal Glossary
Meanings of terms
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Gas emissions- is the sum of emissions of various gases like carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide etc | |
Green Budgeting- 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). | |
Green hydrogen- 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. | |
Greenhouse gas- is any gas that has the property of absorbing heat energy) emitted from Earth’s surface and reradiating it back to Earth’s surface | |