Climate change

Climate change

The phenomenon of climate's temperature and rainfall slowly changing year by year.

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Light-emitting diodes (LEDs)

Natural environment; Climate change

Its light is produced by an electrical current passing through a semiconductive material, so it does not require a filament like an incandescent bulb. They have a long life span, are durable, more ...

Liquid petroleum gas (LPG)

Natural environment; Climate change

Liquid (or 'liquefied') petroleum gas (LPG) is a mixture of butane, propane and other light hydrocarbons produced either as a by-product of oil refining or from natural gas fields, and used as a ...

Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate

Natural environment; Climate change

A forum established in 2009 by US President Barack Obama to discuss elements of the agreement that will be negotiated at Copenhagen. Its members - Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the European ...

National Grid

Natural environment; Climate change

The grid, or National Grid, is a privately owned network of electricity supply lines that stretch from the power stations where the electricity is generated to the homes and businesses where it is ...

Non-annex I countries

Natural environment; Climate change

The group of developing countries that have signed and ratified the Kyoto Protocol. They do not have binding emission reduction targets.

Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem)

Natural environment; Climate change

The government agency responsible for regulating the energy market in the UK. It describes its purpose as "protecting consumers... by promoting competition... and regulating the monopoly companies ...

Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD)

Natural environment; Climate change

A concept that would provide developing countries with a financial incentive to preserve forests. The Copenhagen conference is expected to finalise an international finance mechanism for the ...