Cogeneration is the simultaneous production of thermal (and electrical) energy from the same fuel source. For example, surplus heat from an electric generating plant can be used for industrial processes, or water heating purposes. Read more..

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Coherent light Coherent light is a term used to describe light in which all waves are in phase, such as the light produced by a laser. See also Monochromatic light Eco Fashion Dictionary.

Collaborative consumption Collaborative consumption is a new economic model; collaborative consumption describes the shift in consumer values from ownership to access. Together, cities and entire communities around the world are using network technologies to do more with less by renting, lending, swapping, bartering, gifting and sharing products on a greater scale. Collaborative consumption is transforming [...]

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Colour fastness is a term used to measure the resistance to colour changes under specified conditions such as exposure to ultraviolet light, bleaching, etc. Read more..

The color index (CI) number, developed by the Society of Dyers and Colorists, is used for dye classification. Once the chemical structure of a dye is known, a five digit CI number is assigned to it.

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Command and control is a term used to describe a hierarchical decision support structure (in which information flows up the chain and decisions flow down) composed of self-contained modules that interact with the outside as a single object. Read more.

Commercial solid waste is originated in service establishments, retail, wholesale, such as stores, office buildings, theatres, hotels, warehouses and markets.

Commercial waste is all types of solid wastes made by warehouses, offices, restaurants, and other non-manufacturing activities except industrial and residential wastes.

Resources in this category do not rival each other and are non-excludable (see also rivalry and excludability), such as an ocean fishery. Read more..

Community Development Carbon Fund (CDCF ) set up by the World Bank , the CDCF provides carbon finance to projects in the poorer areas of the developing world. Read more..

Compassion (Mettā (Pali) or maitrī (Sanskrit) means benevolence, is a word used to describe “feeling with,” a compassionate person is one who empathizes with those believed to be harmed and who is disposed to go to their aid. Read more.

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Complexity is a term used to describe technically, an interconnected network of components that cannot be described by a few rules; generally manifest in structure, order and functioning emerging from the interactions among diverse parts. To understand complexity, first of all is this to agree that everything is inter-connected, every action taken. Read more..

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