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greenhouse effect - is a process that occurs when gases in Earth's atmosphere trap the Sun's heat.

business as usual- an ongoing and unchanging state of affairs despite difficulties or disturbances.

emissions/to emit - the production and discharge of something, especially gas or radiation.

fossil fuel - fuels, such as gas, coal, and oil, that were formed underground from plant and animal remains
millions of years ago

"Fridays For Future" - is an international movement of school students who skip Fridays classes to participate in
demonstrations to demand action from political ...

mass extinction - A mass extinction is usually defined as a loss of about three quarters of all species in existence across
the entire Earth over a “short” geological period of time

decarbonizes - reduce the amount of gaseous carbon compounds released in or as a result of (an environment or process).

Mitigate- lessen the gravity of (an offence or mistake).

per capita- for each person; in relation to people taken individually.

two-degree centigrade- centigrade is an old fashioned name for Celsius, "two degree Celsius"

equity - .the quality of being fair and impartial.

power station

resilient

sustainable/sustainability

incompatible

cumulative

reduce/reduction

energy efficiency

energy conservation

energy safety

constrain/constrained

austerity

incremental

recycle

restriction/restrict

IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)

marginalized

human-induced

glacier

drought
renewable energy

tidal/wave power

capacity

sustainable development goals

divest/divestment

lunch counter

momentum

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