Baseline

How it is used

In EIA work a baseline study or baseline survey records air, water, soil, noise, flora and fauna before construction. In climate reporting the baseline is often a base year: targets are set 'against a 2019 baseline'. Common verbs: establish, set, measure against a baseline.

Example sentences

1. The baseline survey recorded 43 bird species in the project area.

2. We aim to cut emissions by 50% against a 2019 baseline.

Common collocations

• baseline study
• baseline survey
• establish a baseline
• against a baseline
• base year

Related terms

• environmental impact assessment (EIA)A formal study of the likely effects of a planned project, such as a mine, motorway or power plant, on the environment and local people before a decision is made to approve it.
• environmental monitoringThe regular measurement and recording of environmental conditions, such as air and water quality, noise or wildlife, to check compliance and detect changes over time.
• greenhouse gas inventoryA structured account of all the greenhouse gases that a country, city or company emits and removes in a given year, broken down by source and by gas.
• pre-industrial levelsThe conditions before large-scale industry began, usually the period 1850–1900, used as the reference point for measuring global warming and CO2 concentrations.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• baseline · Software Engineering
• baseline · Data Science & Analytics
• baseline · Product Management
• baseline · Nursing
• baseline · Project Management
• baseline · Graphic Design

More terms: Environmental Assessment and Management

• environmental management system (EMS)
• environmental audit
• public consultation