Distributed generation refers to the generation of electricity from multiple smaller-scale power sources located closer to the point of consumption, as opposed to relying solely on large centralized power plants.
Desertification is the process by which fertile land in arid, semi-arid, and dry sub-humid regions becomes increasingly arid, barren, and unable to support plant life.
Desert renewable energy refers to the harnessing and utilization of renewable energy resources in desert regions.
Deforestation refers to the clearing, removal, or destruction of forests or wooded areas, primarily caused by human activities.
Decentralized energy refers to the generation and distribution of energy in a localized manner, often at or near the point of consumption, rather than relying solely on centralized power plants and large-scale grid systems.
Decarbonization refers to the process of reducing or eliminating carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from various sectors, primarily energy production and consumption, in order to mitigate climate change.
Drought: A period of unusually dry weather lasting long enough to cause serious shortages of water for ecosystems and human use (such as drinking water and agriculture) in the affected area.
Decomposition: The breakdown of matter by bacteria and fungi. Decomposition changes the chemical makeup and physical appearance of materials.
Data: A collection of facts, numbers, or other pieces of information. Scientists use a variety of techniques to gather data about the Earth’s climate. A single fact is called a datum (the singular form of data).
Downcycling: The process of recycling in such a way that new products are of lesser economic value. An example would be turning nylon face fiber into park benches.
Dominance- the state that exists when one person or group has power over another, the organic phenomenon in which one of a pair of alleles present in a genotype is expressed in the phenotype and the other allele of the pair is not.
Doe: mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck’.
Dispersion: spreading widely or driving off, the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume.
Disafforest: remove the trees from.
Dirty Business: Stay away from companies who tout themselves as green when the service or product they offer is inherently bad for the environment.
Design for the Environment (DfE): A concept or philosophy applied to the design process that advocates the reduction of environmental and human health impacts through materials selection & design strategies.
Desertification: the gradual transformation of habitable land into the desert; is usually caused by climate change or by the destructive use of the land.
Deforest: remove the trees from.