Conservative definition

Conservative means, in the context of offsets, utilizing project baseline assumptions, emission factors, and methodologies that are more likely than not to understate net GHG reductions or GHG removal enhancements for an offset project to address uncertainties affecting the calculation or measurement of GHG reductions or GHG removal enhancements.

Conservative means that a set of assumptions is defined in order to ensure that no under-estimation of annual emissions or over-estimation of distances or amounts of cargo carried occurs;

Conservative means that a set of assumptions is defined in order to ensure that no under-estimation of annual emissions or over-estimation of tonne-kilometres occurs;

Examples of Conservative in a sentence

• Despite restrictive labour laws passed by the Conservative government elected in Ontario in 1995, SONG has continued to organize, bringing in employees of ethnic community newspapers at Sing Tao Daily, Share, the Korea Times and the World Journal.

• Low (Conservative): I want to preserve my initial principal in this account, with minimal risk, even if that means this account does not generate significant income or returns and may not keep pace with inflation.

• The Vanguard LifeStrategy Conservative Growth Fund allocates approximately 60% of its assets to bonds and 40% to common stocks.

• Controversy surrounding the proposed FTA led to the so-called “free trade election” in 1988, in which sitting Progressive Conservative Prime Minister Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, who negotiated the agreement, defeated Liberal party leader Xxxx Xxxxxx, who vowed to reject it if elected.

• A Conservative investor values protecting prin- cipal over seeking appreciation.

More Definitions of Conservative

Conservative means that a set of assumptions is defined in order to ensure that no under-estimation of annual emissions occurs;

Conservative means that the method shall not lead to underestimation of the emissions.

Conservative means . . . utilizing project baseline assumptions, emission factors, and methodologies that are more likely than not to understate net GHG reductions or GHG removal enhancements for an offset project to address uncertainties affecting the calculation or measurement of GHG reductions or GHG removal enhancements." (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 17, § 95802, subd. (a)(77).) " 'Business-as-Usual Scenario' means the set of conditions reasonably expected to occur within the offset project boundary in the absence of the financial incentives provided by offset credits, taking into account all current laws and regulations, as well as current economic and technological trends.' "

Conservative means, in the context of offsets, utilizing project baseline assumptions, emission factors, and methodologies that are more likely than not to understate net GHG reductions or GHG removal enhancements for an offset project to address uncertainties affecting

Conservative means that a set of assumptions is defined in order to ensure that no under- estimation of reported emissions or over-estimation of production of heat, electricity or goods occurs;

Conservative means reducing the estimated GHG reduction benefits of an operation or utilizing methods and factors that over-estimate energy usage or carbon intensity (90th percentile or highest value) or under-estimate produced fuel volumes (10th percentile or lowest value).

Conservative management means giving the benefit of doubt to the resource rather than to its extraction or development. This principle has been elaborated formally as the “precautionay principle.” The principle applies when there is uncertainty about possible cumulative effects, irreversible changes, adverse interaction, or negative long term effects. For a discussion, see Bella and Overton (1972) and Perrings (1991).