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Climate change
The phenomenon of climate's temperature and rainfall slowly changing year by year.
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Fossil fuel
Natural environment; Climate change
A general term for organic materials formed from decayed plants and animals that have been converted to crude oil, coal, natural gas, or heavy oils by exposure to heat and pressure in the earth's ...
Mitigation
Natural environment; Climate change
A human intervention to reduce the human impact on the climate system; it includes strategies to reduce greenhouse gas sources and emissions and enhancing greenhouse gas sinks.
Reflectivity
Natural environment; Climate change
The ability of a surface material to reflect sunlight including the visible, infrared, and ultraviolet wavelengths.
Emissions trading scheme (ETS)
Natural environment; Climate change
Also known as the Emissions Trading System, ETS was originally launched in 2005 by the European Union to reduce carbon emissions of power stations and industrial plants. It was the first large ...
