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    A low-carbon economy (LCE) is an economy which absorbs as much greenhouse gas as it emits. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions due to human activity are the...
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    Low-carbon electricity or low-carbon power is electricity produced with substantially lower greenhouse gas emissions over the entire lifecycle than power...
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  • home and abroad", provides the Canadian economy with a "major opportunity...to market itself in a low-carbon future". In December 2018, the Senate Committee...
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    A carbon tax is a tax levied on the carbon emissions from producing goods and services. Carbon taxes are intended to make visible the hidden social costs...
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    transition to a low-carbon economy and avoid the risk of carbon leakage. Another author has suggested that the transition to a low-carbon economy requires technology...
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    The hydrogen economy is an umbrella term for the roles hydrogen can play alongside low-carbon electricity to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. The...
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  • Climate and the Economy (DICE). The DICE model, developed by William Nordhaus, makes provisions for the calculation of a social cost of carbon. The DICE model...
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  • state levels: India has set a goal of reducing carbon emissions by 50% by 2030 and for the entire economy to be net zero by 2070. The Energy Conservation...
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    buildings. Climate change portal Carbon footprint Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance Carbon Neutrality Coalition Low-carbon economy "Key findings – World Energy...
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    A low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS) is an emissions trading rule designed to reduce the average carbon intensity of transportation fuels in a given jurisdiction...
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  • dimensions, particularly in assuring a Just Transition to an economy that is low-carbon, resource efficient, and socially inclusive." A feature distinguishing...
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  • Low-carbon technology can refer to: Low-carbon building Low Carbon Building Programme Low Carbon Communities Low-carbon economy Low-carbon fuel standard...
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    comfort with low energy consumption and carbon emissions. Traditional heating and active cooling systems are absent, or their use is secondary. Low-energy buildings...
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  • Just Transition Mechanism (category Low-carbon economy)
    European Green Deal investment plan to ensure a just transition into a low-carbon economy. The primary objective of the Just Transition Mechanism is to mitigate...
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    A low-carbon diet is any diet that results in lower greenhouse gas emissions. Choosing a low carbon diet is one facet of developing sustainable diets...
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  • Plastic bans (category Low-carbon economy)
    Plastic bags bans are laws that prohibit the use of polymers manufactured from petroleum or other fossil fuels, given the pollution and threat to biodiversity...
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  • Green metals (category Low-carbon economy)
    Green metals is a term used to describe a set of metals that are utilized in clean energy applications and can help achieve net zero emissions targets...
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  • Phase-out of fossil fuel boilers (category Low-carbon economy)
    The phase-out of fossil fuel boilers is a set of policies to remove the use of fossil gas (or "natural gas") and other fossil fuels from the heating of...
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  • Wood industry (redirect from Wood economy)
    the low atmosphere is a pollutant, able to provoke respiratory disturbances. In a low-carbon economy, forestry operations will be focused on low-impact...
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    the original on May 10, 2020. "Chapter 4: Carbon markets and carbon price". Building a low-carbon economy – The UK's contribution to tackling climate...
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    Just transition (category Low-carbon economy)
    countries or regions are left behind in the transition from a high-carbon to a low carbon economy." In the 1980s, "in the United States, Tony Mazzocchi of the...
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    economic vitality while speeding the transition to a sustainable energy economy, carbon fee and dividend has been proposed as an alternative to emission reduction...
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    result of economy feedbacks and falling global GDP growth rates, while policy recommendations range from about $50 to $200.: 2  Many carbon pricing schemes...
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  • China Low Carbon Forum is high-level forum on low carbon economy or sustainable development in China. The forum is jointly launched by several institutions...
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  • Cork-based company Nualight. Nualight are considered as part of the low-carbon economy due to their long lasting LEDs which are used in supermarkets in Ireland...
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    Build Back Better Plan (category Low-carbon economy)
    Promotes Union Jobs, Electric Cars and Carbon-Free Power". "Biden takes on Trump in speech outlining vision for economy recovery". ABC News. Goldmacher, Shane;...
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    Carbon offsetting is a carbon trading mechanism that enables entities to compensate for offset greenhouse gas emissions by investing in projects that...
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    Revolution arguably provided the blueprint for Germany's transition to a low-carbon economy, and China's strategic acceptance of climate policy." Rifkin has taught...
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    plant growth in greenhouses. : 3  Carbon dioxide cannot be liquefied at atmospheric pressure. Low-temperature carbon dioxide is commercially used in its...
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  • Grid-tied electrical system (category Low-carbon economy)
    A grid-tied electrical system, also called tied to grid or grid tie system, is a semi-autonomous electrical generation or grid energy storage system which...
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