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34 energywatch-inc.com / 212.616.5100 / 1261 Broadway, Suite 510 New York, NY 10001 of gas will absorb over a given period of time, relative to the emissions of 1 ton of carbon dioxide. The larger the ratio, the more that gas warms the earth. Governance Broadly, governance is the concept of the full range of means for deciding, managing, implementing, and monitoring policies and measures. It is a more inclusive concept than the nation and state government, recognizing the contributions of the private sector and nongovernmental entities to society in addressing the issues facing the global community. In the environmental, social, and corporate context, governance of businesses or organizations takes into account their overall conscientiousness for social and environmental factors. Green infrastructure Green infrastructure is a set of natural and constructed ecological systems, green spaces, and other landscape features in a community. Its purpose, as enacted in the Water Infrastructure Improvement Act in 2019, is to filter and absorb stormwater where it falls. It does so through plant or soil systems, permeable pavement or surfaces, stormwater harvests, landscaping that stores, infiltrates, or evapotranspirates stormwater, all with the goal of reducing flow to sewer systems. Greenhouse gas (GHG) Greenhouse gases are gases that absorb and emit radiant energy within the thermal infrared range, causing the greenhouse effect. Water vapor, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane, and ozone are the primary greenhouse gases in our Earth's atmosphere. Greenhouse gas removal (GGR) This refers to a technique that removes greenhouse gases directly from the atmosphere through biological means like planting trees and increasing carbon stored in soil, and through engineered means like enhancing the rate at which minerals weather and devices that capture CO2 directly from the air, filter it, and store it. Also see Negative emissions.