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Climate change
The phenomenon of climate's temperature and rainfall slowly changing year by year.
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Baseline for cuts
Natural environment; Climate change
The year against which countries measure their target decrease of emissions. The Kyoto Protocol uses a baseline year of 1990. Some countries prefer to use later baselines. Climate change legislation ...
Dangerous climate change
Natural environment; Climate change
Dangerous climate change is a term introduced by the 1992 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change - the treaty that led to the Kyoto protocol. In general terms, it refers to climate change of ...
Emissions trading
Natural environment; Climate change
Emissions trading exists in countries where there is an overall top limit set on the emissions that industry can produce. Each business has a permit allowing it to produce a certain quantity of CO2 ...
Deforestation
Natural environment; Climate change
The permanent removal of standing forests that can lead to significant levels of carbon dioxide emissions.
Deforestation/reforestation
Natural environment; Climate change
Deforestation is the conversion, long term, of areas of forested land to non-forested land through human activity. (Where cleared areas are quickly replanted, it is not regarded as deforestation.) ...
Diesel
Natural environment; Climate change
Ordinary diesel, like regular petrol, is refined from oil but it is a thicker, heavier liquid with a higher 'energy density' - meaning it offers better fuel economy. On the down side, unless you buy ...
Embodied energy
Natural environment; Climate change
Embodied energy - sometimes referred to as 'embedded energy' - is the energy used (and therefore the CO2 emissions) in manufacturing, packaging and transporting a product, material or service. So ...
