Päästetegevus
Päästetegevus is an Estonian term that translates roughly to an emission-generating activity. It refers to any human activity that releases substances into the environment, most commonly into the air but also into water or soil. The concept is central to environmental accounting and policy, where emissions are attributed to the activities that cause them rather than to the end products.
Common categories of päästetegevus include energy production, transportation, industrial processes, agriculture, and waste management. Emissions from
In practice, authorities compile emission inventories by linking activity data—such as fuel consumed, tonnes of material
Päästetegevuse accounting supports policy design and monitoring by providing a framework to quantify progress toward environmental