Glossary - Energy Scenarios Ireland

Carbon Tax: a tax on the consumption of carbon-based non-renewable fuels, such as petrol, diesel-fuel, jet fuels and natural gas. The object is to reduce the release of carbon into the atmosphere. More at Wikipedia... (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_tax|)
Cap and Share: A method of sharing and reducing the remaining carbon based resources practially and fairly. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cap_and_Share and http://www.capandshare.org
Contraction and Convergence: has been replaced by Cap and Share
C&C: See Contraction and Convergence
Distributed Electricity Grid: def
Eirgrid: def
Emission Permits: no def in wikipedia
Fossil Fuel Subsidies: Current subsidies in Ireland are ...
IEA: See International Energy Agency
International Energy Agency: definition here
Net Metering: def More at Wikipedia... (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_metering)
Photovoltaics: technology that converts sunlight into electricity. This is not the same as solar panels that transfer the heat of the sun to water or air for heating elsewhere. More at Wikipedia... (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photovoltaics)
PV: See Photovoltaics
ZED: See Zero Fossil Energy Demand
Zero Fossil Energy Demand: More about Zero Energy Building (http://www.zedfactory.com/home.html|)

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