Carbon sinks

Any processes, activities or mechanisms, including biomass, and especially forests and oceans, which have the property of removing a greenhouse gas, aerosols or precursors of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.

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Carbon pools

A component of the climate system in which the so-called greenhouse gases –or a precursor of greenhouse gas – are stored.

Parties

Refer to the countries that are part of a convention. These can be individual countries or economic blocs, such as the European Union.

First commitment period

Refers to the 2008-2012 period under the Kyoto Protocol.