10 climate terms you need to know

The document defines ten key climate terms, including mitigation, adaptation, and the Paris Agreement, while noting that climate-related events are the top four risks to the world over the next decade according to the World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report 2024.

• The document defines ten essential climate terms: mitigation (cutting emissions and enhancing nature to store gases), adaptation (adjusting to inevitable impacts), loss and damage (destruction occurring when mitigation and adaptation are insufficient), the Paris Agreement (a 2015 legally binding treaty to limit warming to below 2 degrees celsius, aiming for 1.5), the Global Stocktake (a UN-led exercise to record progress on Paris Agreement goals), just transition (an inclusive move to a sustainable future), climate anxiety (mental health impacts of climate worries), Nationally determined contributions or NDCs (country targets updated every five years), Emissions Trading Schemes (economic incentives using a 'cap' on emissions), and carbon sinks (natural elements like forests and oceans that absorb more carbon than they produce).
• According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2024, climate change-related events constitute the top four risks to the world for the next 10 years. These risks are ranked as: extreme weather events, critical change to Earth systems, biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse, and natural resource shortages.

APA

North, V. M. M. (2024). 10 climate terms you need to know. World Economic Forum. https://www.weforum.org/stories/climate-action/climate-terms-you-need-to-know/

Chicago

North, Victoria Masterson, Madeleine. 10 climate terms you need to know. World Economic Forum, 2024. https://www.weforum.org/stories/climate-action/climate-terms-you-need-to-know/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{north2024climate, author = {North, Victoria Masterson, Madeleine}, title = {{10 climate terms you need to know}}, institution = {World Economic Forum}, year = {2024}, month = feb, url = {https://www.weforum.org/stories/climate-action/climate-terms-you-need-to-know/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }