AMSCO 9.3
Air Quality:
a measure of the pollutants in the air that is used to express how clean or polluted the air is
Paris Agreement:
an agreement within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) dealing with greenhouse gas emissions mitigation, adaptation, and finance starting in the year 2020.
Kyoto Protocol:
controlling global warming by setting greenhouse gas emissions targets for developed countries
Water Scarcity:
not having access to enough clean water supplies
Anthropocene:
the modern geological era during which humans have dramatically affected the environment
Carbon Footprint:
the total carbon dioxide emissions produced by an individual, group, or location
Renewable Energy:
A resource that has a theoretically unlimited supply and is not depleted when used by humans.
Global Warming:
An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes)
Fossil Fuels:
Coal, oil, natural gas, and other fuels that are ancient remains of plants and animals.
Desertification:
Degradation of land, especially in semiarid areas, primarily because of human actions like excessive crop planting, animal grazing, and tree cutting.
Greenhouse Gases:
Gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, water vapor, and ozone in the atmosphere which are involved in the greenhouse effect.
Green Belt Movement:
Kenyan movement focusing on preventing further deforestation.
Deforestation:
The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves.