Grey energy

1. Sustainability - energy sources and production processes.

Grey energy is energy is energy produced from relatively more polluting sources, for example burning coal.

Also known as brown energy.

Contrasted with green energy.

2. Sustainability - total energy cost.

The total energy required to produce goods or services.

Also known as embodied energy.

See also

• Brown hydrogen
• Climate Financial Risk Forum
• Green
• Green asset
• Green bond
• Green Bond Principles
• Green buffer
• Green energy
• Green loan
• Green Loan Principles
• Greenhouse gas
• Sustainability
• Thermal coal