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Carbon sequestration
The process wherein carbon is stored in a carbon pool. Also see Carbon dioxide
capture and storage (CCS), and Uptake.
Carbon sink
See Sequestration.
CHP
Combined heat and power, also known as cogeneration, is the concurrent production
of electricity or mechanical power and thermal energy (heating and/or cooling) from
one energy source.
Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
This United Nations program allows industrialized countries to finance greenhouse
gas emissions-reducing projects in developing countries and receive credit for those
reductions as part of their own emissions reduction efforts.
Climate change
Climate change refers to a change in the state of the climate that can be identified
and that persists for an extended period, usually decades or longer. Climate change
may be due to natural internal processes or external forcings such as solar cycles or
volcanic eruptions, or it may be due to human actions such as burning coal, driving
cars, and other industrial practices.
Climate change commitment
The unavoidable future climate change resulting from inertia in geophysical and
socio-economic systems. There are several different types of climate change
commitment, as discussed below. Climate change commitment is often expressed in
terms of the further change in temperature, but it can also include other future
changes such as extreme weather events, extreme climate events, and changes in
sea level.
Constant emissions commitment
