Climate Adaptation - Improving our ability to cope with climate change. Think sea walls, drought-resistant crops, Environmental Justice - Idea that people who did the least to cause climate change and pollution are most at risk from impacts, Just Transition - Shifting to an economy that runs on solar/wind energy without killing jobs, Geoengineering - Technology to counteract warming caused by burning coal, oil, and gas. Spraying tiny particles in the air to reflect the sunlight back into space so it doesn’t heat up the planet., Net Zero - Canceling out the carbon dioxide we emit by making sure that the same amount gets sucked up by trees, plants, machines, Offset - Something you buy that promises to cancel some or all of the carbon dioxide produced by, say, your cross-country flight., Resilience - Our ability to deal with climate change’s effects, such as withstanding extreme storms, Sustainable - Using a resource in a way that won’t deplete it. Ensure a forest has new trees growing before you cut down an old one,

Decoding Climate Change Terms

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