Glossary Index

A comprehensive directory of institutional definitions.

Additionality

Energy Systems

Ensuring renewable energy purchases fund *new* generation capacity.

Attribution Problem

Climate Disclosure

Difficulty in assigning emissions from a decentralized network to a specific holder.

Business Judgment Rule

Governance & Risk

Legal presumption that directors act in good faith and with due care.

CBAM

Climate Disclosure

Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; taxing imports based on embedded carbon.

Duck Curve

Energy Systems

Graph showing timing imbalance between peak renewable production and peak demand.

Fast Frequency Response (FFR)

Energy Systems

Service where miners reduce load instantly to stabilize grid frequency.

Fiduciary Duty

Governance & Risk

The legal obligation to act in the best interest of stakeholders.

GHG Protocol

Climate Disclosure

Global standard for measuring greenhouse gas emissions.

Greenwashing

Climate Disclosure

Deceptive marketing practices used to exaggerate environmental stewardship.

Interconnection Queue

Energy Systems

Backlog of energy projects waiting to connect to the grid.

Locational Matching

Energy Systems

Consuming energy in the same grid region where it is generated.

Non-Rivalrous

Energy Systems

Energy usage that does not displace other consumers.

Specie Insurance

Governance & Risk

Insurance covering physical loss of assets (private keys) in cold storage.

Three Lines of Defense

Governance & Risk

Risk management framework: Operational Management, Risk/Compliance, Internal Audit.

Transition Risk

Climate Disclosure

Financial risk arising from the transition to a low-carbon economy (e.g. carbon pricing).