Arquivos: Glossário

Quantitative assessment used for measurement, comparison and to track performance or production, in parallel with recording and reporting transactions.

The purpose of accounting is to provide economic information about a household, organization, or government. Accounts are generally divided into “income accounts,” which record receipts and outlays during a given period such as a year, and “asset accounts,” which provide a snapshot of the assets, liabilities, and net worth of an entity at a given […]

Third-party attestation related to a validation or Verification Body conveying formal demonstration of its competence to carry out specific validation or verification tasks.

Under ISO 14065, this is the authoritative body that assesses a confirmation body’s competence to perform GHG confirmation activities.

The symbol issued by an Accreditation Body, to be used by the accredited Verification Body to indicate its accredited status. For example, an ANSI accredited Verification Body may use an ANSI logo with the name of the appropriate standard and a unique accreditation number to demonstrate that they have been accredited.

A confirmation firm approved by the Climate Action Reserve to provide confirmation services for Project Proponents.

Process of accumulation by flowing water; gradual increase in the flow of a stream due to influent seepage.

Australia Carbon Credit Unit

A substance which releases hydrogen ions when dissolved in water, has a pH rating lower than 7.0 (it will turn litmus paper red, and tastes sour), and is the opposite of an alkali.

Water that falls to or condenses on the Earth’s surface as rain, drizzle, snow, sleet, hail, dew, frost, or fog with a pH of less than 5.6.