Carbon Handprint
Refers to the great impact a climate activist/well-informed person can create by bringing about structural change or putting a stop to projects, thereby putting an end to huge amounts of . The idea of a carbon handprint turns the term ‘’ promoted by the fossil fuel industry on its head. It encourages people to reshape […]
Circular Economy
An economy where all materials are fully recycled. In our current linear economy (composed of resources, products, and waste), recycling means normally manufacturing a worse product that cannot be recycled and would therefore turn into waste (downcycling). This only adds a single cycle to the linear economy, whereas in a circular economy, materials are fully […]
Clean Energy
Generally used to refer to renewable energy sources. The nuclear industry sometimes tries to hide behind this term even though its pollutants are long-lived. Under the influence of the fossil age way of thinking, policy makers in some countries have included in their definitions of “clean energy”.
Climate Litigation
Lawsuits aimed at compelling governments to take more effective climate action, making polluters pay for , and driving countries and corporations alike to acknowledge and respect the human rights impacted by . Climate litigation is a fast-growing field all over the world with multiple legal aspects.
Energy efficiency
The term “energy efficiency” refers to the amount of useful outputs in the form of services or wellbeing generated by each unit of energy. Through optimizing energy production and consumption, and in particular, smart design, higher levels of energy efficiency can be achieved. Many practices such as using more energy efficient light bulbs or taking […]
Energy Transformation
Refers to the transition from to 100% renewable energy sources, while taking into consideration further changes such as addressing social and economic inequalities and energy efficiency. The term is wider-reaching than “” which generally tends to imply a simple substitution of one energy source for another, without questioning other structural problems of energy systems.
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