Art. 2 Federal Act of September 30, 2022, on Climate Protection Targets, Innovation, and Strengthening Energy Security (CPTI) - Definitions

For the purposes of this Act, the following terms are defined as: a. negative emission technologies: biological and technical processes aimed at extracting CO2 from the atmosphere and sustainably sequestering it in forests, soils, wood products, or other carbon sinks; b. direct emissions: greenhouse gas emissions generated during operations, notably during the combustion of energy carriers and processes; c. indirect emissions: greenhouse gas emissions generated during the provision of purchased energy; d. net zero emissions: the greatest possible reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the compensation of the impact of the remaining emissions through the use of negative emission technologies.