Glossary of Terms Term Meaning Greenhouse gas Gas in an atmosphere that absorbs and radiation within the thermal (GHG) infrared range. Major GHGs from waste management are carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous dioxide (N2O). Short Lived Short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) are agents that have relatively short Climate lifetime in the atmosphere - a few days to a few decades - and a warming Pollutants (SLCP) influence on climate. The main SLCPs emissions from waste management are black carbon (BC), methane (CH4). The normal performance of standard functional operations. (BAU) Refuse Derived A solid fuel derived from waste, which can be used as a fuel product either Fuel (RDF) in an on-site combustion facility or by a third-party user such as cement kilns or power stations. Black Carbon Black carbon (BC) is a major component of soot and is produced by (BC) incomplete combustion of fossil fuel and biomass Global Warming The global warming potential (GWP) of a gas refers to the total Potential (GWP) contribution to global warming resulting from the emission of one unit of that gas relative to one unit of the reference gas, CO2 which is assigned a value of 1 Life Cycle Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a tool/method for the systematic Assessment evaluation of the environmental aspects of a product or service system (LCA) through all stages of its life cycle.
Glossary of Terms Term Meaning Greenhouse gas (GHG) Gas in an atmosphere that absorbs and radiation within the thermal infrared range. Major GHGs from waste management are carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous dioxide (N2O). Short Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCP) Short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) are agents that have relatively short lifetime in the atmosphere - a few days to a few decades - and a warming influence on climate. The main SLCPs emissions from waste management are black carbon (BC), methane (CH4). (BAU) The normal performance of standard functional operations. Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) A solid fuel derived from waste, which can be used as a fuel product either in an on-site combustion facility or by a third-party user such as cement kilns or power stations. Black Carbon (BC) Black carbon (BC) is a major component of soot and is produced by incomplete combustion of fossil fuel and biomass Global Warming Potential (GWP) The global warming potential (GWP) of a gas refers to the total contribution to global warming resulting from the emission of one unit of that gas relative to one unit of the reference gas, CO2 which is assigned a value of 1 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a tool/method for the systematic evaluation of the environmental aspects of a product or service system through all stages of its life cycle.
Users-Manual-GHG-and-SLCP-emission-quntification-tool_-20161.docx_Revised1.docx