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Climate change
The phenomenon of climate's temperature and rainfall slowly changing year by year.
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Biodegradable
Natural environment; Climate change
Organic matter that can break down or decompose rapidly under natural conditions and processes is referred to as biodegradable. Garden and food waste, animal waste, and most paper products, as well ...
Biodiesel
Natural environment; Climate change
Biodiesel is fuel generated from vegetable oil that can be used pure or blended with regular diesel (diesel produced by refining crude oil) in conventional, unmodified diesel engines. It is not the ...
Biodiversity
Natural environment; Climate change
Biodiversity (a contraction of the phrase biological diversity) means the variety of life on earth, or within one particular ecosystem, in terms of the number of distinct biological species present. ...
Alloy
Natural environment; Climate change
A mixture of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal.
Biofuel
Natural environment; Climate change
Biofuel is a general term for fuel, including biodiesel, that is derived from biomass - living or recently dead organic matter. In general it is made from sugar, starch, vegetable oils or animal ...
Biomass
Natural environment; Climate change
Biomass is renewable organic matter that can be used as fuel. It is living or recently dead material - wood and other plant matter, or even animal waste. Fuel derived from biomass is known as ...
Adaptation fund
Natural environment; Climate change
A fund for projects and programmes that help developing countries cope with the adverse effects of climate change. It is financed by a share of proceeds from emission-reduction programmes such as the ...
