Carbon trading, also known as emissions trading, is a market-based approach that allows the buying and selling of carbon credits or allowances representing the right to emit a certain amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) or other greenhouse gases.
Carbon sequestration
Carbon sequestration refers to the process of capturing and storing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere or other sources and preventing its release into the atmosphere. It is a method used to reduce the concentration of greenhouse gases and mitigate climate change.
Carbon pricing
Carbon pricing is a policy approach that places a monetary value or cost on greenhouse gas emissions, primarily carbon dioxide (CO2), in order to incentivize the reduction of these emissions.
Carbon neutrality
Carbon neutrality refers to achieving a balance between the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions produced and the amount of CO2 removed from the atmosphere.
Carbon footprint
Carbon footprint refers to the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions, primarily carbon dioxide (CO2), that are produced directly or indirectly by an individual, organization, product, or event.
Carbon capture and storage (CCS)
carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a technology aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, particularly carbon dioxide (CO2), from industrial processes and power generation.
Carbon Offset
Carbon offset refers to the process of compensating for greenhouse gas emissions by investing in projects that reduce or remove an equivalent amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. It helps individuals and organizations balance out their carbon footprint by supporting initiatives that mitigate climate change.
Climate Denier
Climate Denier
This is a person that dismiss or rejects the reality of climate change and the influence of human activity on its impact.
Climate Action
Climate Action
This refers to an action taken by the government, individuals, and non-governmental societies to remediate the effects of climate change.
Climate Activist(s)
Climate Activist(s)
This is a person or a group of people that advocate for global and local action on climate problems.
Composting
This is a process for recycling organic materials that involve the natural decomposition of these organic materials in the presence of air.
Circular Economy
Circular Economy
This is sustainability driven economy, where economic growth is designed to benefit society
and the environment.
Climate Positive
This means going beyond net Zero carbon emission to remove additional carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere in-order-to create environmental benefits.
Carbon offsets
A reduction of carbon dioxide emissions or other greenhouse gases made to compensate for emissions created elsewhere.
Offsets are quantified in tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.
Coral bleaching
Coral bleaching: The process that takes place when corals lose the microscopic organisms called algae that live within their tissues. These algae provide the coral with nutrients, and they’re responsible for the color of the coral. If a disturbance such as rising water temperature causes the algae to leave, corals will appear white (or bleached) and could eventually die.
Concentration
Concentration: The amount of a particular substance that exists within a certain volume or weight of air, water, soil, or other medium. For example, scientists measure the concentration of a particular gas (such as carbon dioxide) in the atmosphere in units of parts per million.
Coal
Coal: A dark-colored solid fossil fuel that can be mined from the Earth. Coal is the most abundant fossil fuel produced in the United States.
Climate model
Climate model: A series of calculations run on a computer that simulates how the atmosphere, oceans, land, living things, ice, and energy from the sun affect each other and the Earth's climate. Scientists use these models to study the Earth’s climate and predict how it might respond to changing conditions, such as an increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
Climate change
Climate change: A significant change in the Earth’s climate. The Earth is currently getting warmer because people are adding heat-trapping greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. The term “global warming” refers to warmer temperatures, while “climate change” refers to the broader set of changes that go along with warmer temperatures, including changes in weather patterns, the oceans, ice and snow, and ecosystems around the world.
Climate
Climate: The average weather conditions in a particular location or region at a particular time of the year. Climate is usually measured over a period of 30 years or more.