Glossary of Certain Terms
The following are certain terms and acronyms commonly used and included within this Report:
AST—aboveground storage tank
Bcfe—billion cubic feet equivalent blending—process of mixing dry and damp gas in order to meet downstream pipeline specifications
Btu—One British Thermal Unit
CCS—carbon capture and storage
CMM—coal mine methane
CNG—compressed natural gas
CO2e—carbon dioxide equivalent—the number of metric tons of CO2 emissions with the same global warming potential as one metric ton of another greenhouse gas
DBE/MBE/WBE—disadvantaged business enterprise/ minority business enterprise/ women’s business enterprise
EMS—environmental management system
environmental attributes—items such as (but not limited to): carbon credits, air quality credits, renewable or alternative energy credits, methane capture credits, methane performance certificates, emission reductions, offsets and/or allowances.
ERP—emergency response plan
ESCR—Environmental, Safety, and Corporate Responsibility Committee of the CNX Board of Directors
FCF—free cash flow—free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital spending plus proceeds from asset sales
GHG—greenhouse gas
GRI—Global Reporting Initiative
HSE—health, safety, environmental
LNG—liquefied natural gas
Mcf—One thousand cubic feet of natural gas
Mcfe—One thousand cubic feet of natural gas equivalent
methane intensity (gathering and boosting segment)—methane intensity refers to the ratio of methane emitted into the atmosphere expressed as a percentage of the natural gas throughput
methane intensity (production segment)—methane intensity refers to the ratio of methane emitted into the atmosphere expressed as a percentage of the natural gas which is produced
PA DEP—Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
QMS—quality management system
RNG—renewable natural gas
RSG—responsibly sourced gas
RTOC—real-time operations center
SASB—Sustainability Accounting Standards Board
Scope 1 emissions—direct greenhouse (GHG) emissions that occur from sources that are controlled or owned by an organization
Scope 2 emissions—indirect greenhouse (GHG) emissions associated with the purchase of electricity, steam, heat, or cooling
Scope 3 emissions—indirect greenhouse (GHG) emissions from the use of sold product
TCFD—Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures
Tcfe—trillion cubic feet equivalent
TNFD—Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures