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Climate change
The phenomenon of climate's temperature and rainfall slowly changing year by year.
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Carbon leakage
Natural environment; Climate change
A term used to refer to the problem whereby industry relocates to countries where emission regimes are weaker, or non-existent.
Carbon footprint
Natural environment; Climate change
A person's carbon footprint (or that of a particular household, business or entire community) refers to the CO2 for which they are responsible - whether directly, via their home energy use, their ...
Feedback loop
Natural environment; Climate change
In a feedback loop, rising temperatures on the Earth change the environment in ways that affect the rate of warming. Feedback loops can be positive (adding to the rate of warming), or negative ...
Farmer's market
Natural environment; Climate change
Farmers' markets are where producers sell fresh, locally grown produce, or food made with local ingredients, direct to the public. As with organic farming, there is no single, fixed definition but ...
Fluorescent lights
Natural environment; Climate change
A fluorescent bulb or tube uses the flow of electricity to excite mercury vapour in an inert gas (argon or neon), which creates invisible ultraviolet light. A coating of phosphor on the inside of the ...
Flexible mechanism
Natural environment; Climate change
Instruments that help countries and companies meet emission reduction targets by paying others to reduce emissions for them. The mechanism in widest use is emissions trading, where companies or ...
Fertiliser
Natural environment; Climate change
Fertilisers are given to plants to promote growth. They can be naturally occurring compounds (such as peat) or they can be manufactured - either through natural processes (such as composting) or ...
