N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 6 § 496.3

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 496.3 - Definitions

For the purposes of this Part, the following definitions apply:

(a) 'Anthropogenic greenhouse gases.' Greenhouse gas emissions resulting from or produced by human activities.

(b) 'Carbon Dioxide Equivalent.'The amount of carbon dioxide by mass that would produce the same global warming impact as the given mass of another greenhouse gas over a specific time frame, as determined by the IPCC, and as provided in Section 496.5 of this Part.

(c) 'Greenhouse Gas.' Gaseous constituents of the atmosphere that absorb and emit radiation at specific wavelengths within the spectrum of terrestrial radiation emitted by the Earth's surface, the atmosphere itself, and by clouds. For the purposes of the Part, this includes substances provided in Section 496.5 of this Part.

(d) 'GWP20.' An assessment of the Global Warming Potential of greenhouse gases over an integrated twenty-year time frame.

(e) 'IPCC.' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

(f) 'Statewide Greenhouse Gas Emission Limit.' The maximum allowable level of gross statewide greenhouse gas emissions in a specified year.

(g) 'Statewide Greenhouse Gas Emissions.' Total annual emissions of greenhouse gases produced within the state from anthropogenic sources and greenhouse gases produced outside of the state that are associated with the generation of electricity imported into the state and the extraction and transmission of fossil fuels imported into the state, expressed in tons of carbon dioxide equivalents.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 § 496.3

Adopted New York State Register December 30, 2020/Volume XLII, Issue 52, eff. 12/30/2020