carbon emission factor
1Emission factor — An emission factor can be defined as the average emission rate of a given pollutant for a given source, relative to the intensity of a specific activity. Emission factors are used to derive estimates of air pollutant or greenhouse gas emissions… …
2emission factor — /əˈmɪʃən fæktə/ (say uh mishuhn faktuh) noun the average emission rate of a given pollutant from a given source relative to the intensity of a specific activity, as, for example, carbon dioxide from carbon fuel with complete oxidisation …
3Carbon neutrality — Carbon neutral redirects here. For other uses, see Carbon neutral (disambiguation). Part of a series on Green economics …
4Emission standard — Emission standards are requirements that set specific limits to the amount of pollutants that can be released into the environment. Many emissions standards focus on regulating pollutants released by automobiles (motor cars) and other powered… …
5Carbon offset — Part of a series on Green economics Concepts …
6Carbon tax — Part of a series on Green economics Concepts …
7Emission inventory — An emission inventory is an accounting of the amount of pollutants discharged into the atmosphere. An emission inventory usually contains the total emissions for one or more specirfic greenhouse gases or air pollutants, originating from all… …
8Carbon dioxide — Carbon dioxide …
9emission-control system — ▪ automotive technology in automotive engineering, means employed to limit the discharge of noxious gases from the internal combustion engine. There are four main sources of these gases: the engine exhaust, the crankcase, the fuel tank, and …
10Black carbon — or BC is formed through the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels, biofuel, and biomass, and is emitted in both anthropogenic and naturally occurring soot. Black carbon warms the planet by absorbing heat in the atmosphere and by reducing albedo,… …
