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  • 00:49, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page Green cryptocurrencies (Created page with "Green cryptocurrencies use significantly less energy than traditional cryptocurrencies or those that derive their power from renewable sources. Green cryptocurrencies can also operate on energy-efficient systems, such as those that abandon the Proof-of-Work mechanism in favour of Proof-of-Stake. Due to the enormous carbon footprint of traditional cryptocurrencies, these decentralized finance systems have been criticized. Green cryptocurrencies are a response to this cri...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:48, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page Ethereum (Created page with "A decentralized network and software development platform running on blockchain technology that supports peer-to-peer contracts. The concept emerged first in 2013 and was created by Vitalik Buterin. The native currency for the Ethereum network is Ether.") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:48, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page Bitcoin (Created page with "The world's first cryptocurrency created in 2009, Bitcoin was created by Satoshi Nakamoto, a pseudonym for one or a group of people responsible for creating Bitcoin. Bitcoin is a digital currency that operates independently of any central control. Transactions are conducted using peer-to-peer software and cryptography. Transaction data is stored on all computers connected to the network. Each Bitcoin is divided into 100,000,000 units called satoshi.") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:47, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page Cryptocurrency (Created page with "'''Also: crypto, coin.''' A cryptocurrency is a digital currency used for payments made over a computer network. Cryptocurrencies, unlike traditional currencies, are not subject to central control, such as a government or bank. The recording of transactions and the creation of more cryptocurrency units takes place on a decentralized network controlled equally by all its users. The first cryptocurrency in the world was Bitcoin, created in 2009. Ethereum is currently me...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:47, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page Carbon cycle in nature (Created page with "A cycle of biogeochemical processes in which carbon molecules transform and travel through the environment. One such process is, for example, the incorporation of carbon dioxide into plant structures as part of photosynthesis and its re-excretion into the atmosphere through oxygen exchange (respiration, perspiration), decay of dead organisms, or burning of fossil fuels. Much of the carbon present in nature is stored in rocks and sediments. The remainder is found in the...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:47, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page Sustainable development (Created page with "Sustainability is the concept of developing a project, organization, or any entity concerning environmental, social, and economic principles. It is an extensive term; however, it draws attention to the necessity of considering many aspects of the environment at the level of designing any activity. Sustainable development implies, among other things, economic development that does not adversely affect the environment and is not based on its overexploitation.") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:38, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page Carbon balance (Created page with "The result of an activity that includes the total carbon footprint of an entity minus purchased carbon offsets. The carbon balance can also apply to plants: in this case, it represents how much CO2 the plant has absorbed from the atmosphere and how much it has emitted.") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:38, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page Carbon footprint calculator (Created page with "A carbon footprint calculator is a tool designed for simplified carbon footprint calculations. Typically, it is an online application available in the form of a questionnaire in which users answer a set of questions about their carbon footprint. Typical questions for individuals include the most common modes of transportation, shopping habits, diet, and how they heat their homes. These types of simplified carbon footprint calculators are usually available for free. In...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:37, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page Carbon footprint counting (Created page with "Calculating a carbon footprint involves carefully analyzing the life cycle of a product or service and determining how much greenhouse gas is produced at each stage of production: from the cradle to the grave. Carbon footprint calculations are performed by greenhouse gas specialists and include Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions. There are several standards according to which these calculations should be performed. The specialists choose them depending on the pro...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:37, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page Carbon washing (Created page with "Carbon washing is a type of greenwashing that includes claims of supposed carbon neutrality. Companies and entities using carbon washing use claims of carbon neutrality, a negative CO2 footprint, neutralizing their carbon footprint, or proclaiming themselves as "net-zero" companies without having gone through the necessary steps to achieve this status. In this way, companies communicate actions they have taken to benefit the environment that they have not done and wrong...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:36, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page Online shopping (Created page with "Online shopping is a type of transaction involving the purchase of a product or service over the Internet. Online shopping is also referred to collectively as E-commerce.") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:36, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page E-commerce (Created page with "A term used to describe a set of commercial transactions conducted over the Internet (online). This business model is based solely on selling goods and services online. Users can purchase products and services using any Internet-connected device, such as a computer, tablet, or smartphone. Similarly to traditional commerce, e-commerce operates in four main segments, namely business-to-business (B2B), business-to-consumer (B2C), consumer-to-consumer (C2C), and consumer-to...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:36, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page Banking services (Created page with "The activities of receiving, storing, transferring, and protecting money belonging to third parties or entities and lending that money to gain revenue.") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:35, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page Artificial Intelligence (Created page with "A term used to describe the ability of a computer or computer-controlled machine to perform actions customarily attributed to intelligent beings. Artificial intelligence is used to develop systems characterized by processes that have the characteristics of intelligence, such as reason-giving, sense discovery, generalization, or learning from previous experience. Despite the exponential development of computing techniques since 1940, defined as the date of the invention...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:35, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page Deep learning (Created page with "Deep learning is a discipline of machine learning. It is based on algorithms rooted in artificial neural networks. This learning process is called deep learning because the structure on which it operates is based on multiple layers of input, output, and hidden networks. Deep learning finds applications in bioinformatics and drug design, among others.") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:35, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page Machine learning (Created page with "Machine learning is a branch of artificial intelligence that enables software to improve in accuracy and prediction without the directional action of a human to improve the software in question. Classical machine learning is based on algorithms that improve the data provided and processed. These algorithms build a model from the provided data to make predictions or decisions without being programmed by humans to perform these actions. Machine learning algorithms are u...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:34, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page Cloud services (Created page with "Cloud services include infrastructure, platforms, and software provided by external entities that users can only use over the Internet. There are several types of cloud services: * Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) – providing computing, networking, and data storage services * Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) – providing users with an application (program) in the cloud as well as the platform on which it operates * Platforms-as-a-Service (PaaS) – providing only the...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:32, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page Hosting (Created page with "A service that provides the computer facilities and software needed to display a website online.") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:32, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page Blockchain (Created page with "A type of decentralized database whose records are stored in digital form in computers belonging to a given network. Blockchain technology is one of the safest forms of data storage because a record cannot be removed or altered once it enters the network. Blockchain collects information in so-called blocks or "sets" of information. Each block has a specific capacity. Once a block is filled, it is attached to a previously filled block, creating a so-called blockchain. Th...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:30, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page Forest planting projects / forestry projects / tree project (Created page with "Projects for planting trees and/or restoring broad-based biodiversity in a selected area. Forestry projects can be conducted for a variety of purposes. One of them is to restore or introduce a forest ecosystem in a designated area. Forest planting projects can also be linked to the acquisition of carbon offsets, or emission reduction credits, from their operation, in which case they become forest sequestration projects. For a forestry project to gain sequestration statu...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:30, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page Greenwashing (Created page with "A manipulation technique based on suggesting to the audience or target group that an entity performs pro-environmental actions, which in reality were not performed or were performed to a lesser extent than suggested in the message. Greenwashing includes messages of varying harmfulness: from changing a brand's logo to green to suggesting that its activities are environmentally friendly, to informing customers about large-scale activities that have never been completed....") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:29, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page Information Technology (IT) (Created page with "The term IT refers to using computers to retrieve, analyze, process, store and manage information. It also refers to a sector of the job market that includes various occupations closely linked to the use of electronic devices.") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:23, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page Renewable Energy / Green Energy (Created page with "Energy derived from renewable sources, i.e., naturally replenished and/or inexhaustible by humans, such as: * biofuels * biomass * biogas * carbon-neutral fuel * geothermal sources * hydroelectric power plants * offshore power plants * photovoltaics * tidal power plants * wave power plants * wind power plants Most energy sources can also be classified as sustainable sources (except for biomass, for example, the production of which raises some concerns). Currently, mank...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:22, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page TER Market (Created page with "Market TER is a kind of carbon offset marketplace offering only TER carbon offsets. It is a specific platform that connects individual users and companies so that companies buy CO2 reduction units from individual users. TER creation is possible only via the TERbit app. All transactions made in the TER market are recorded using blockchain technology. Their record is unalterable and publicly available, making the TER market one of the market's most transparent carbon offs...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:21, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page VER markets (Created page with "Most VER carbon offsets marketers operate under a brokerage fee-based business model. These companies do not run their own sequestration projects but buy offsets from such projects and sell them to interested parties. Among the most popular VER marketers or carbon offset brokers are: * Ecologi * Klima * TerGo (in addition to offsets from other projects, the company also offers its own carbon offsets) * CarbonClick") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:20, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page Green project (Created page with "A green project (offsetting project) is created to absorb greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. Green projects generate carbon offsets, or CO2e reduction units, with which it is possible to offset (neutralize) CO2 emissions. There are several types of green projects. The most common are: * agroforestry projects focused on reforestation of former farmland or otherwise damaged by human activity or natural forces * conservation projects aimed at preserving existing ecosys...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:19, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page Greenhouse gas emission reduction (Created page with "A mechanism of reducing the number of greenhouse gases emitted by an event, entity or unit. It involves replacing carbon-intensive value-chain elements such as fossil fuel vehicles with renewable energy vehicles. GHG reduction is one step on the road to carbon neutrality. According to the principle of avoiding rather than offsetting, organizations and entities should focus on preventing CO2 emissions first and only offset emissions that could not have been avoided.") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:18, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page Offsetting (Created page with "Also known as neutralizing carbon footprint. A mechanism for balancing greenhouse gas emissions through carbon offsets. Offsetting is a worldwide system, i.e., emissions created anywhere on Earth can be neutralized with carbon offsets created anywhere else.") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:18, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page Insetting (Created page with "A type of offsetting that a company implements within its own value chain. Insetting is a form of capturing GHG emissions by a company within its sphere of influence. Approximately 90% of companies' CO2 emissions result directly from the company's operations. Often companies do not own the manufacturing facilities they use, so the emissions of these facilities are usually not included in the emissions of the outsourcing company. Reviewing subcontractors and investing in...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:17, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page CO2 emissions (Created page with "'''Also: CO2e emissions, carbon dioxide emissions, and greenhouse gas emissions.''' The number of greenhouse gases, usually expressed as carbon dioxide equivalents, that an entity, organization, event, service, site, or unit emits into the atmosphere. The carbon footprint is created by, for example, burning fossil fuels or acquiring materials (logging, peat extraction). Greenhouse gas emissions are often abbreviated as carbon emissions. Still, the term usually refers t...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:17, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page Biodiversity (Created page with "A term used to describe biodiversity or the variety of species of living organisms found in an ecosystem. The greater the biodiversity of an ecosystem, the greater its resilience to changing conditions and chances for survival. With the development of the economy and the expansion of human activities, we have been observing a drastic decline in biodiversity worldwide for several decades, manifesting in a decreasing number of animal, insect, and plant species. The loss o...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:16, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page UNEP/GRID-Warsaw Centre (Created page with "A Warsaw branch of the United Nations Environment Programme, belonging to the international GRID (Global Resource Information Database) network. The centre was established in 1991 in cooperation between the United Nations and the Ministry of Climate and Environment in Poland. It is a specialized unit closely cooperating with the UN in collecting, processing, and disseminating environmental data in Poland and Eastern Europe. The UNEP/GRID-Warsaw Centre's activities ar...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:16, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page CSR (Created page with "Corporate Social Responsibility. It refers to the concept of a social responsibility of businesses, which is the way companies interact with the communities affected by their activities. According to this concept, companies must demonstrate exemplary performance in the realm of non-financial reporting and minimize their negative impact on the community and environment. There are several norms and standards that a company should meet to count on a high CSR ranking, inc...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:15, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page ESG (Created page with "Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance. It is a set of criteria for evaluating the performance of companies in the environmental, social, and corporate governance fields. ESG reports provide a comprehensive summary of a company's activities and show its non-financial performance that is relevant to investors. By responding to the challenges posed by ESG requirements, the company implements solutions based on the concept of sustainable development. With changing...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:15, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page Carbon Neutral Company (Created page with "Carbon neutral companies are those whose total carbon footprint equals zero. A company's carbon neutrality can be indicated in a specific fiscal year after accurately showing its total carbon footprint and the number of carbon offsets purchased. To achieve carbon neutrality, a company can rely on an offsetting mechanism or a relatively new mechanism called insetting. The former involves purchasing carbon offsets from an outside company running a sequestration project...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:14, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page Carbon-neutral products (Created page with "Carbon neutral products are those with a carbon footprint of 0. Most products fall under the voluntary emissions reduction market, so their carbon footprint can be reduced with VERs. To thoroughly neutralize a product's carbon footprint, the first thing to do is to count it, considering every part of the supply chain. After a thorough life cycle analysis and getting to know the actual carbon footprint of the product, every effort should be made to lower the score and re...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:14, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page Carbon-neutral hosting (Created page with "Carbon neutral hosting is a hosting service for which the carbon footprint has been fully neutralized using carbon offsets. To call a hosting carbon neutral, one must first accurately count its carbon footprint, then reduce those emissions that can be reduced over the lifecycle of the service, and then neutralize the residue with carbon offsets.") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:14, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page Carbon-neutral services (Created page with "Carbon-neutral services are those whose carbon footprint has been fully neutralized by carbon offsets. To call a service carbon neutral, its carbon footprint must be counted accurately. Then the emissions that can be reduced over the lifetime of the service need to be reduced. Finally, the residual, unavoidable part of GHG emissions needs to be neutralized with carbon offsets. Offsetting is done for a specific time, i.e., the time service is offered or for a particular...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:13, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page Carbon neutrality (Created page with "Carbon neutrality is the term used to describe the zero balance between produced and offset (neutralized) greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon neutrality can be achieved by, among others, offsetting the unavoidable CO2e emissions with carbon offsets. Once a balance is achieved, i.e. a result equal to zero, the product or service can be said to be carbon neutral.") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:13, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page Carbon footprint (Created page with "A type of environmental footprint. Carbon footprint is the number of greenhouse gasses (usually expressed as carbon dioxide equivalent, i.e. CO2e) that an entity, organization, event, service, site, or unit emits into the atmosphere. The carbon footprint results from, among others, burning fossil fuels and acquiring materials (logging, peat extraction). An accurate carbon footprint calculation involves a complex process of observing all events connected to the creation...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:12, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page TERbit (Created page with "TERbit is the first app in the world that shows users' CO2e reductions in real-time. The app was created by a Polish-Canadian start-up TerGo, headquartered in Gdansk, Poland. TERbit uses algorithms that monitor user behaviour using (among others) accelerometer, barometer, magnetometer, and GPS location modules. Based on the data collected from these devices embedded in the smartphone, the application determines how users travel. For every kilometre travelled sustainably...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:12, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page TER (Created page with "TERs, or True Emission Reduction, are a type of VERs (Verified/Voluntary Emission Reduction carbon credits). TERs are created by users of the TERbit app based on their pro-environmental choices. The app monitors the user's activities in real-time, e.g. their transportation choices (cycling or walking). It compares them to the average CO2e emissions for the user's country of residence baseline. For every kilometre travelled in a low-carbon way, the app rewards users in T...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:11, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page Gold Standard (Created page with "Gold Standard is one of the most prevalent standards in the voluntary carbon credit market. Its primary purpose is to provide detailed oversight of sequestration projects to ensure they meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). The GS organization aims to ensure that all certified projects have a positive social and environmental impact. The standard has been commercially available since 2006, and a publicly accessible database of GS-certified pro...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:10, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page VER standards (Created page with "Verification entities and carbon offset companies set standards for creating verified emission reduction credits in the voluntary market. The most popular of these are: * Verified Carbon Standard (overseen by Verra company) * Gold Standard * Climate Action Reserve * American Carbon Registry (ACR) * GSS Cert") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:09, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page VER (Created page with "VER, Voluntary Emission Reduction or Verified Emission Reduction. It is a type of carbon offset traded in the voluntary emission reduction market. VERs are subject to voluntary certification mechanisms for the creation of carbon offsets. VERs are created by voluntary projects not subject to the Kyoto Protocol regulations. Like CERs (Certified Emission Reductions), 1 VER is equivalent to 1 tonne of CO2e emissions avoided or neutralized.") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:08, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page High-quality carbon offsets (Created page with "High-quality carbon offsets are CO2 emission reduction credits created following the highest available standards. Under the guidelines, high-quality carbon credits must result from the reduction or neutralization of greenhouse gases: * under projects that were created for sequestration purposes only * as part of projects with a detailed level of CO2e sequestration estimation * permanent projects * made on a one-off basis in a documented manner to prevent multiple counti...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:07, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page Carbon offset standards (Created page with "There are various standards by which the creation and usage of carbon credits are monitored. Currently, there are no binding, worldwide guidelines for creating carbon credits. Standards are set by verification entities and carbon offset companies. The most popular include: * Verified Carbon Standard (overseen by a company called Verra) * Gold Standard * Climate Action Reserve * American Carbon Registry (ACR) * GSS Cert") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:06, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page Carbon offset (Created page with "A carbon offset is a unit that represents a reduction of CO2e emissions. One carbon offset corresponds to 1 tonne of CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalent) removed from the atmosphere, i.e. sequestered and stored. Carbon offsets are used to balance greenhouse gas emissions, i.e., the CO2e emissions balance of companies, entities, products, services or units. They act as a form of permission to emit the amount of CO2e purchased in the form of carbon offsets. Suppose an entity...") Tag: Visual edit
  • 00:02, 29 June 2022 A4m74n talk contribs created page MediaWiki:Sidebar (Created page with " * navigation ** mainpage|mainpage-description ** recentchanges-url|recentchanges ** randompage-url|randompage ** helppage|help-mediawiki * SEARCH * TOOLBOX * LANGUAGES * Test")
  • 23:36, 28 June 2022 MediaWiki default talk contribs created page Main Page
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