Jargon Buster
Definitions of Environmental Concepts

For convenience the Jargon Buster has been split into 4 pages:

A-D

• Carbon Dioxide
• CFCs - Chlorofluorocarbons
• Climate Change Levy
• Combined Heat and Power (CHP)
• Compliance Audit
• Duty of Care

E-H

• Eco-Labelling
• Emissions Trading
• Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
• Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
• Environmental Policy
• European Waste Catalogue
• Global Warming and Climate Change
• Heavy Metals

I-R

• Life-Cycle Assessment
• Local Agenda 21
• Non-Renewable Energy
• Packaging Recovery Notes
• PCBs - Polychlorinated Biphenyls
• Polluter Pays Principle (PPP)
• Renewable Energy

S-Z

• Statutory Nuisance
• Sustainable Development
• Solar Power
• Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
• Waste Hierarchy