Glossary - Page 2

EVs are one of the main individual-scale ways to combat climate change. ICE cars are very inefficient, only using about 20% of the energy potential of the gas they burn.

Exxon Mobil is somewhere between the second and fourth largest oil producer in the world.

Germany is currently the world's eleventh largest emitter of greenhouse gasses. In 2022 it accounted for 1.46% of all global emissions.

India is currently the world's third largest emitter of greenhouse gasses. In 2022 it accounted for 7.33% of all global emissions.

Indonesia is currently the world's sixth largest emitter of greenhouse gasses. In 2022 it accounted for 2.31% of all global emissions.

International shipping accounts for about 1.7% of global greenhouse gas emissions.

The Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA for short, is the largest piece of climate legislation in US national history.

Iran is currently the world's eighth largest emitter of greenhouse gasses. In 2022 it accounted for 1.77% of all global emissions.

Japan is currently the world's seventh largest emitter of greenhouse gasses. In 2022 it accounted for 2.20% of all global emissions.

Methane is a greenhouse gas with a warming effect 80 times greater than that of carbon dioxide, or CO2.