G

GDP

Geography

GLO

Groundwater

Groundwater Depletion

GDP 

Abbreviation for Gross Domestic Product 

Geography 

The term “geography” refers to a geographic region in the context of ecoinvent. This can be the whole world (global, GLO), a region of several countries (e.g. Europe, RER), one country (e.g. Germany, DE) or a smaller area (e.g. a province in Canada). Activities are always valid for certain geography. 

List of geographies present in ecoinvent version 3 can be accessed here, including name, shortcut, id and coordinates 

GLO 

Abbreviation for global 

Groundwater 

Water contained in aquifers which are strata in which the water is contained in the porous voids (saturated zone). 

Groundwater Depletion

Rate of groundwater abstraction in excess of natural recharge rate.