emissions
What smokestacks produce
Emissions are substances released into the environment, especially gases discharged into the atmosphere.
The word appears most often in environmental contexts: carbon emissions, greenhouse gas emissions, vehicle emissions.
Emissions standards regulate what factories and cars can release.
The singular emission refers to any act of sending something out—light, sound, radiation, or bodily fluids.
Vehicle's emission outlet
- mufflerSound-dampening exhaust component
- smogSunlight-activated urban pollution
- fumesAirborne chemical irritants
- dieselCompression-ignition fuel
combustion · manifold · particulate · soot · idling · engine · turbo · aftertreatment
Simplest alkane fuel
- atmosphericOf the air above
- troposphericOf the lowest air layer
- ozoneTriatomic oxygen allotrope
- infraredHeat-bearing electromagnetic waves
anthropogenic · industrial · agricultural · livestock · landfill · refrigerant · hydrofluorocarbons
Release of substance outward
- ventOpening for airflow
- outflowFluid exiting a system
- leakageUnintended fluid escape
- effluentDischarged liquid waste
plume · stack · flare · fugitive · diffuse · airborne · dispersion · smokestack
Market-based pollution control
- IPCCUN climate science authority
- EPAFederal environmental regulator
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
compliance · quota · trading · offset · credits · allowance · net-zero · reporting
Act of setting apart
- scrubberPollution removal device
- filterPorous separation device
- abatementDecrease in force
- mitigationReduction of severity
control · low-carbon · decarbonization · electrification · efficiency · retrofit · catalytic · afterburner
tailpipe
Vehicle's emission outlet
- mufflerSound-dampening exhaust component
- smogSunlight-activated urban pollution
- fumesAirborne chemical irritants
diesel · combustion · manifold · particulate · soot · idling · engine · turbo · aftertreatment · vapor
methane
Simplest alkane fuel
- atmosphericOf the air above
- troposphericOf the lowest air layer
- ozoneTriatomic oxygen allotrope
infrared · anthropogenic · industrial · agricultural · livestock · landfill · refrigerant · hydrofluorocarbons
discharge
Release of substance outward
effluent · plume · stack · flare · fugitive · diffuse · airborne · dispersion · smokestack · chimney
cap-and-trade
Market-based pollution control
- IPCCUN climate science authority
- EPAFederal environmental regulator
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
standards · compliance · quota · trading · offset · credits · allowance · net-zero · reporting · monitoring
sequestration
Act of setting apart
mitigation · control · low-carbon · decarbonization · electrification · efficiency · retrofit · catalytic · afterburner · carbon-neutral
- Climate Changeglobal warming, greenhouse gases, climate change, carbon dioxide, CO2
- ecologyhabitat, ecosystem, balance, niche, food webs
- environmental harmair pollution, water pollution, pollution, oil spills, acid rain
- pollutionair pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, smog, toxic waste
- sustainabilityreduce, reuse, recycle, sustainable yield, recycling programs
- Climate Politicsclimate change, global warming, carbon tax, Paris Agreement, Kyoto Protocol
emissionscarbon capture
Collecting and storing emissions
carbon sequestration · carbon sinks · sequestration · absorption · offsets
emissionsintake
Amount received or consumed
absorption · receptions · inhalation · uptake · ingestion
emissionsretention
Continued holding or possession
containment · refrains · suppression · withholding · capture
- emissions testingMeasuring vehicle exhaust pollutants
- vehicle emissionsPollutants from motorized transport
- carbon emissionsReleased greenhouse gases
- factory emissionsPollutants released during manufacturing
- CO2 emissionsReleased greenhouse gases
- emissions testVehicle exhaust pollution assessment