Glossary A

The Environmental Glossary. Letter A +++ Popular Articles: 'Absorption', 'Abatement Debris', 'Acclimatization'

An Avoided Cost is the cost a utility would incur to generate the next increment of electric capacity using its own resources; many landfill gas projects' buy back rates are based on

Deutsch: Bewusstsein / Español: Conciencia / Português: Consciência / Français: Conscience / Italiano: Consapevolezza

Awareness in the environmental context refers to the level of understanding and consciousness that individuals or communities have about the impact of their actions on the natural world. It encompasses knowledge about ecological issues, such as climate change, pollution, deforestation, biodiversity loss, and water scarcity, as well as an understanding of how personal and collective behaviors contribute to these problems. Environmental awareness aims to inspire actions that support sustainable living and conservation efforts, promoting a balance between human activities and the health of our planet.

An Azimuth is the angular measure between due south and the point on the horizon directly below the sun.

An azimuthal map projection is One of a class of map projections formed by projecting coordinates from the Earth's surface directly onto a plane that is either tangent at a point on the surface or that intersects the surface in a circle.