Basics
What term describes the gradual increase in Earth's average temperature due to human activities like burning fossil fuels and deforestation?
Climate Change
This gas is the primary greenhouse gas responsible for trapping heat in Earth's atmosphere and contributing to climate change.
Carbon Dioxide
This renewable energy source harnesses the power of the sun to generate electricity without emitting greenhouse gases.
This annual event, celebrated on April 22nd, raises awareness about environmental issues and encourages actions to protect the planet.
Earth Day
The increased absorption of CO2 by oceans is causing a rise in acidity, threatening these marine ecosystems.
Coral Reefs
This initiative encourages individuals and businesses to calculate and reduce their carbon footprint, including emissions from energy use and transportation.
Carbon Footprint Tracking (Carbon Accounting)
What term describes the process of planting trees and restoring forests to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and mitigate climate change?
Reforestation
This teenage climate activist gained international recognition for her advocacy efforts, including leading the "Fridays for Future" movement.
Greta Thunberg
The increase in global temperatures is causing the melting of this icy region, leading to rising sea levels.
Arctic Ice Cap
This sector is the largest source of human-made methane emissions globally.
Agriculture Sector (Livestock Farming)
This economic concept involves putting a price on carbon emissions to incentivize companies to reduce their greenhouse gas output.
Carbon Tax
This landmark U.S. environmental law, signed in 1970, established regulatory frameworks for air quality, including provisions related to greenhouse gas emissions.
Clean Air Act
What is the unit commonly used to measure the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, especially carbon dioxide?
Parts Per Million (ppm)
This gas, primarily released from fossil fuel combustion and deforestation, is the second most abundant greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide.
Methane
This country is currently the largest producer of wind energy in the world, showcasing the potential for renewable energy adoption.
China
This landmark international agreement, signed in 2015, aimed to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
Paris Agreement
The term for people who have been displaced due to the effects of climate change.
Climate Refugees
This country has pledged to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, meaning it will balance its emissions with removal or offsetting measures.
United Kingdom (UK)
This term occurs when farmers grow crops to meet the needs of themselves and their families on smallholdings.
Subsistence Agriculture
This international treaty, established in 1987, aims to phase out substances that deplete the ozone layer, which are also potent greenhouse gases.
Montreal Protocol