carbon emissions: the amount of carbon dioxide, in general, emitted into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels or through industry.
carbon footprint: the amount of carbon dioxide or other carbon compounds emitted into the atmosphere by the activities of an individual, company, country, etc.
carbon sequestration: the prevention of greenhouse gas build-up in the earth’s atmosphere by methods such as planting trees to absorb carbon dioxide or pumping carbon dioxide into underground reservoirs.
climate crisis: a term used to show a greater sense of emergency and urgency about climate change. It emphasizes the severity of the threat that climate change poses.
climate emergency: a term used by the United Nations to stress both the importance of doing something about climate change and the intensity of the consequences if we don’t.
extreme weather events: Extreme weather event is a broad term used to refer to an instance of severe weather with a high potential to cause death and destruction. Climate change is responsible for many extreme weather events
sea-level rise- The term sea-level rise, or its variants such as relative sea-level rise or global sea-levelrise, might be more familiar to you than the other terms on this list, but you may not know exactly what it means.
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