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''Environmental policy.''
In the Capital Asset Pricing Model, the same as Diversifiable risk.


(GHG).
Also known as Specific risk or Unsystematic risk.


Greenhouse gases are polluting gases that are generally believed to contribute to excessive warming of the earth ('global warming').
The best-known greenhouse gas is carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>).
Other greenhouse gases include:
*Methane (CH<sub>4</sub>)
*Nitrous oxide (N<sub>2</sub>O)
*Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
*Perfluorocarbons (PFCs)
*Sulphur hexafluoride (SF<sub>6</sub>)




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Carbon credits]]
* [[Diversifiable risk]]
* [[Carbon footprint]]
* [[Specific risk]]
* [[Carbon-neutral]]
* [[Carbon tax]]
* [[Corporate social responsibility]]
* [[CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme]]
* [[Decarbonise]]
* [[Emissions]]
* [[Footprint]]
* [[Montreal Pledge]]
* [[Renewables]]
 
[[Category:Ethics]]

Revision as of 09:13, 1 June 2015

In the Capital Asset Pricing Model, the same as Diversifiable risk.

Also known as Specific risk or Unsystematic risk.


See also