Mitigation

Any process or activity that releases greenhouse gases, aerosols or a precursor of greenhouse gas into the atmosphere.

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

Reductions in greenhouse gas emissions tradable in the international carbon market, measured in avoided tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e). Currently, there are two types of assets being traded on the market: (i) emission allowances allocated to an existing...