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== Definition == | == Definition == | ||
| − | '''Absolute Emissions''' | + | '''Absolute Emissions''' are [[Greenhouse Gas Emissions]] that are generated and sequestered as a result of a project (or an investment attributed to a financial institution’s lending and investing activity) <ref>PCAF (2020). The Global GHG Accounting and Reporting Standard for the Financial Industry. First edition.</ref>, <ref>FMO, Absolute GHG Accounting Approach for Financed Emissions, 2018</ref>. Expressed in (tonnes CO<sub>2</sub> eq) |
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| + | == Example == | ||
| + | GHG emissions produced by a company or project due to agricultural expansion, the construction of a windfarm or the sequestration of carbon in a forestry plantation. These emissions are referred to as gross emissions. | ||
| − | The concept is juxtaposed to relative emission reduction / increase metrics defined versus [[Baseline Emissions]] | + | == Issues and Challenges == |
| + | * The concept is juxtaposed to relative emission reduction / increase metrics defined versus [[Baseline Emissions]] | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
Revision as of 13:07, 3 November 2021
Definition
Absolute Emissions are Greenhouse Gas Emissions that are generated and sequestered as a result of a project (or an investment attributed to a financial institution’s lending and investing activity) [1], [2]. Expressed in (tonnes CO2 eq)
Example
GHG emissions produced by a company or project due to agricultural expansion, the construction of a windfarm or the sequestration of carbon in a forestry plantation. These emissions are referred to as gross emissions.
Issues and Challenges
- The concept is juxtaposed to relative emission reduction / increase metrics defined versus Baseline Emissions
