Co-Benefit

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-005480",
  "term": "Co-Benefit",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The benefits of policies that are implemented for various reasons at the same time including climate change mitigation acknowledging that most policies designed to address greenhouse gas mitigation also have other, often at least equally important, rationales (e.g., related to objectives of development, sustainability, and equity).\n\n2. The benefits of policies that are implemented for various reasons at the same time - including climate change mitigation - acknowledging that most policies designed to address greenhouse gas mitigation also have other, often at least equally important, rationales (e.g., related to objectives of development, sustainability, and equity). The term co-impact is also used in a more generic sense to cover both the positive and negative side of the benefits.\n\n3. The ancillary or additional benefits of policies that are implemented with a primary goal, such as climate change mitigation - acknowledging that most policies designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions also have other, often at least equally important, benefits (e.g., energy savings, economic benefits, air quality benefits, public health benefits). Also referred to as \"multiple benefits.\"",
  "subject": "Climate change",
  "references": [
    "Glossary of Climate Change Terms",
    "State and Local Climate and Energy Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/co-benefit/"
}