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GLOSSARY

Barrel: Measure of volume equivalent to 159 litres.

Basel Convention: multi-lateral en- vironmental treaty on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal.

Biofuel: Fuel from vegetable oil.

CDP: Carbon Disclosure Project. A non- profit organisation which manages global disclosure for investors, companies, cit- ies, states and regions in order to manage their impact on the environment.

CEO: Cepsa Energy Outlook.

CH4: Methane.

CO2 equivalent: Equivalence of the glob- al warming potential of carbon dioxide (CO2) with other greenhouse gases.

CO2: Carbon dioxide.

COSO 2013: Framework for implemen- tation, management and control of a suit- able Internal Control System.

Cracking: This involves breaking up or splitting high molecular weight hydrocar- bons (fuels such as diesel oil and fuel oil) into lower molecular weight components (naphtha).

CROP (Continuous Refining Optimiza- tion Program): continuous refining opti- misation programme.

Direct greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1): Emissions that take place at centres owned by the organisation or those under its control.

ECA (Emission Control Area): maritime areas in which strict controls have been established to reduce atmospheric emis- sions from tankers.

Emission allowances: Permits or cred- its given to organisations that enable them to fulfil the objectives of the Kyoto Protocol, and which can subsequently be sold on a regulated market.

EPD: Environmental Product Declara- tion. Certified environmental declara- tion of environmental information for products and services based on the analysis of lifecycle and other relevant information.

FAME: fatty acids methyl esters; a bio- fuel obtained from vegetable oils.

FRC: Family Responsible Company.

GHG Protocol: Standardised global framework for the measurement and management of greenhouse gas emis- sions.

GHG: Greenhouse Gases.

GHS (Global Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemi- cals): The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemi- cals defines and classifies the hazards of chemical products.

GJ: Gigajoule (1 billion joules). The joule is the International System of Units (SI) unit of work or energy, which is equiva- lent to the work done on an object when a force of one newton acts on that object in the direction of its motion through a dis- tance of one metre.

GRI: An independent institution that de- veloped the first global standard for the preparation of sustainability reports for those companies that wish to evaluate their financial, environmental and social performance. It is an official centre col- laborating with the United Nations Envi- ronment Programme (UNEP).

GW: Gigawatt (1 billion watts). The watt is the unit of power in the International System of Units which is equivalent to the power produced by a potential differ- ence of 1 volt and an electric current of 1 ampere (1 volt-ampere).

GWh: Gigawatt/hour. Energy unit.

Henry Hub Spot: The daily spot price of natural gas at the main market of United States. Hydroskimming: A refinery with a con- figuration that only includes distillation, reforming and some hydro-treatment.

ILO (International Labour Organisa- tion): United Nations Organisation that advocates for internationally recognised social justice and human and labour rights.

Indirect greenhouse gas emissions due to consuming energy (Scope 2): Emissions occuring due to the purchase or acquisition of electricity, heating, cool- ing and steam consumed by the organi- sation.

ISCC: Certification system of compliance with sustainability legal requirements in the bioenergy markets.

ISO: International Organisation for Standardisation

ISO 14001: Certifiable environmental management standard.

ISO 14064: Standard that verifies re- ports on Greenhouse Gas Emissions.

ISO 19600: Certifiable compliance man- agement standard.

ISO 20000: IT Services management certification standard.

CHAPTER 6 Appendices