Carbon drama
The release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, often from burning fossil fuels.
What are Co2 Emissions?
The process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture.
What is desertification?
The act of planting trees to create a new forest or to replant an area that has been cut down.
What is reforestation?
A device that converts wind's kinetic energy into electrical energy.
What is a wind turbine?
The responsible overseeing and protection of something considered worth caring for and preserving (e.g., environmental ___).
What is stewardship?
The CO2 emissions per unit of energy or output produced.
What is emissions intensity?
The use of too many resources.
What is overconsumption?
The use of services and related products that meet the needs of the consumer without compromising the environment.
What is sustainable consumption?
Natural fuels (like coal, oil, or gas) formed from the remains of living organisms.
What are fossil fuels?
A term used to frame global warming as an ethical and political issue, rather than a purely environmental or physical one.
What is climate justice?
A fee imposed on greenhouse gas emissions, typically on the burning of fossil fuels.
What is a carbon tax?
The lack of sufficient available water resources to meet the demands of a region.
What is water scarcity?
Reusing discarded objects or material in such a way as to create a product of higher quality or environmental value.
What is upcycling?
Energy derived from the heat of the earth's interior.
What is geothermal power?
Misinformation disseminated by an organization to present an environmentally responsible public image.
What is greenwashing?
A state where the amount of greenhouse gases released is balanced by the amount removed.
What is "net zero?"
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
The deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources (air, water, and soil).
An area of open land around a city, on which building is restricted.
What is a green belt?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
The use of a heat engine or power station to generate both electricity and useful heat simultaneously.
A process of evaluating the likely environmental impacts of a proposed project.
What is an environmental impact assessment (EIA)?
A system where companies are allotted pollution allowances which can be bought and sold.
What is an emissions trading scheme?
Extremely small pieces of plastic debris in the environment resulting from the disposal and breakdown of consumer products and industrial waste.
What are microplastics?
A model of production and consumption where existing materials are reused, repaired, and recycled as long as possible.
What is circular economy?
A reaction where two or more atomic nuclei combine to form one heavier nucleus, releasing energy (the process of the sun).
What is nuclear fusion?
A systematic evaluation of a company's environmental performance and management.
What is an environmental audit?