GHG Emissions
Carbon Budget
A carbon budget refers to the amount of carbon that can be emitted before global temperature rise exceeds a certain limit. The concept was first proposed in the 1980s and has gained traction since 2009 with the establishment of the 2 °C target as a basis for climate policy. Though carbon budgets are hard to […]
Carbon Footprint
A carbon footprint is a measure of (usually expressed in tons of CO2) produced by an activity or entity. The concept has been popularized and promoted successfully by the oil industry to frame climate change as an issue of personal choice rather than structural solutions. Carbon footprint estimates are typically given for products, activities, individuals, […]
Carbon Sequestration
Storing carbon dioxide (CO2) in forests, oceans, or underground geological formations to slow down or prevent the buildup of CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere. The process aims to counteract the increase in – the main contributor to . Sequestration can occur naturally in carbon sinks such as forests and oceans. It is also possible through […]
Heat Waves
A heat wave is a period during which the daily maximum temperature exceeds the maximum normal temperature by 5 degrees Celsius for more than five consecutive days, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). There is no consensus definition, though, and other entities define heat waves based on different thresholds. As a direct result of […]
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the United Nations body that assesses the science related to climate change and provides policymakers with recommendations on how to combat . Assessment Reports produced by the IPCC summarize the latest and most robust research on climate change. The IPCC findings tend to be biased towards the […]
Net-Zero
Balancing the total amount of of a certain entity with an equal amount removed. This is ideally done by minimizing greenhouse gas emissions and taking measures to absorb the remaining emissions from the atmosphere. Such measures may include tree planting and other schemes. While the concept has made it into the , with the formulation […]
Offsetting
Compensating carbon dioxide/ greenhouse gas emissions from human activities in a certain place by removing equal amounts of emissions from the atmosphere in a different place. There are serious problems with most offsetting approaches. Climate activists are against this idea because it helps polluters buy their way out of responsibility. Enabling more fossil fuel emissions […]
Sea Level Rise
Sea level rise refers to the average increase in the level of the world’s oceans. It could be one of the most devastating impacts of the Causes and effects of sea level rise The two main reasons for sea level rise are thermal expansion of the ocean (the increase in water volume due to rising […]
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