These gases are typically found in refrigerants and aerosols
What is chlorofluorocarbon?
100
This is the process in which a glacier splits into a smaller mass of ice
What is calving
100
A majority choice - act now in case.
What is a precautionary strategy
100
The ability or potential of a system to respond successfully to climate variability and change, and includes adjustments in both behaviour and in resources and technologies.
What is adaptive capacity
100
When a system changes in a dynamic equilibrium which may stabilize or reach a new equilibrium
What is the tipping point
200
The five ways in which the climate can change over time due to a change in greenhouse gas levels.
What are direct relationship, buffering action, acceleration, tipping point, stuck at new equilibrium
200
Low lying states such as Bangladesh, the Maldives, and the Netherlands are at greatest risk due to this impact.
What is sea level rise
200
The deliberate large-scale manipulation of an environmental process that affects the earth's climate, in an attempt to counteract the effects of global warming.
What is geo-engineering
200
These are four ways changes in agricultural production that help us adapt to climate change.
What is effective irrigation, rainwater storage, breeding drought tolerant crops, and growing diverse crops.
200
Plants and oceans that absorb carbon.
What is a natural sink
300
A relative measure of how much heat a known mass of a greenhouse gas traps over a number of years compared to the same mass of carbon dioxide
What is global warming potential
300
This impact of climate change could cause water supply to greatly diminish.
What is evaporation
300
This is planted to capture carbon dioxide through the process of photosynthesis.
What is biomass
300
Methane or natural gas is extracted through this process.
What is hydraulic fracturing
400
This greenhouse gas can both absorb and reflect radiation from the sun.
What is water vapor
400
When they melt, these frozen soils release trapped methane.
What is permafrost
400
A collaboration coming out of the Bali road map aiming to allow member countries to pool resources in reducing GHG emissions from deforestation and degradation.
What is UN-REDD
400
These are two ways to resist flooding
What is a water catchment and houses on stilts or flood garages.
400
This is the first ever commitment of some 160 nations to reduce carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gas emissions to 5.2% below 1990 levels before 2012.
What is the Kyoto Protocol
500
This greenhouse gas can remain in the atmosphere for up to 140 years.
What is Nitrous Oxide
500
LEDCs are concerned with increasing this to improve the lives of their people and are therefore unwilling to reduce growth rates.
What is gross domestic product
500
Can be traded and encourages people to reduce their carbon footprint.
What is carbon credits
500
Planting more trees to encourage more rainfall is an example of