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Climate change
The phenomenon of climate's temperature and rainfall slowly changing year by year.
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Joint implementation (JI)
Natural environment; Climate change
An agreement between two parties whereby one party struggling to meet its emission reductions under the Kyoto Protocol earns emission reduction units from another party's emission removal project. ...
Kilowatt-hours (kWh)
Natural environment; Climate change
A kilowatt-hour is an amount of energy equivalent to a power of one kilowatt (a thousand watts) running for one hour. The unit is commonly used on electricity meters. If you know how many ...
Kitemark
Natural environment; Climate change
The kitemark is a symbol signifying that a product or service has met a standard set by the British Standards Institution (BSI) Product Services division.
Lagging
Natural environment; Climate change
Lagging is another term for insulating, or for the insulating material itself. To lag means to add material to spaces or containers liable to heat loss - typically hot water pipes and tanks, and loft ...
Landfill
Natural environment; Climate change
Landfill is disposal of rubbish by burying it under the ground.
Listed buildings
Natural environment; Climate change
Listed buildings are those included on a government-approved list as having special architectural or historic interest. Special consent for any alterations is required.
Megatonnes
Natural environment; Climate change
A megatonne is one million tonnes. It is commonly used to describe the large amounts of CO2 emitted by power stations.
