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Carbon emission label, the Glossary

A carbon emission label or carbon label describes the carbon dioxide emissions created as a by-product of manufacturing, transporting, or disposing of a consumer product.^[1]

23 relations: BSI Group, Carbon dioxide, Carbon footprint, Carbon Trust, Climate change, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Ecolabel, Ecological footprint, Embedded emissions, Emissions trading, Energy input labeling, Final good, Food miles, HBOS, Japan, Life-cycle assessment, Migros, Paraguay, Recycling, Switzerland, Tesco, United Kingdom, Walkers (snack foods).
Environmental certification marks

BSI Group

The British Standards Institution (BSI) is the national standards body of the United Kingdom.

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Carbon dioxide

Carbon dioxide is a chemical compound with the chemical formula.

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A carbon footprint (or greenhouse gas footprint) is a calculated value or index that makes it possible to compare the total amount of greenhouse gases that an activity, product, company or country adds to the atmosphere.

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Carbon Trust

The Carbon Trust is a United Kingdom-based consultancy established in March 2001.

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Climate change

In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system.

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.

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Ecolabel

Ecolabels (also "Eco-Labels") and Green Stickers are labeling systems for food and consumer products.

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The ecological footprint measures human demand on natural capital, i.e. the quantity of nature it takes to support people and their economies.

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Embedded emissions

One way of attributing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is to measure the embedded emissions of goods that are being consumed (also referred to as "embodied emissions", "embodied carbon emissions", or "embodied carbon"). Carbon emission label and embedded emissions are climate change policy.

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Emissions trading

Emissions trading is a market-based approach to controlling pollution by providing economic incentives for reducing the emissions of pollutants. Carbon emission label and emissions trading are climate change policy.

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Energy input labeling

The term energy input labeling involves producers of goods and services determining the amount of energy used to produce their product and then including that information on their product packaging. Carbon emission label and energy input labeling are energy conservation.

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Final good

A final good or consumer good is a final product ready for sale that is used by the consumer to satisfy current wants or needs, unlike an intermediate good, which is used to produce other goods.

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Food miles

Food miles is the distance food is transported from the time of its making until it reaches the consumer.

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HBOS

HBOS plc is a banking and insurance company in the United Kingdom, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Lloyds Banking Group, having been taken over in January 2009.

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Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.

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Life-cycle assessment

Life cycle assessment (LCA), also known as life cycle analysis, is a methodology for assessing environmental impacts associated with all the stages of the life cycle of a commercial product, process, or service.

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Migros

Migros is Switzerland's largest retail company, its largest supermarket chain and largest employer.

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Paraguay

Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay (República del Paraguay; Paraguái Tavakuairetã), is a landlocked country in South America.

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Recycling

Recycling is the process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects.

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Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe.

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Tesco

Tesco plc is a British multinational groceries and general merchandise retailer headquartered in Welwyn Garden City, England.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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Walkers (snack foods)

Walkers Snack Foods Limited, trading as Walkers, is a British snack food manufacturer mainly operating in the UK and Ireland.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_emission_label

Also known as Carbon emissions label.