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Carrying Capacity

Definition

Examples

If a species water source is removed, the population will decrease

If a species basic carrying capacity needs are not met then it will begin sharp decline

When bee's habitats are destroyed, the population will begin on a steady decline

Carrying capacity can be defined as a species’ average population size in a particular habitat. The species population size is limited by environmental factors like adequate food, shelter, water, and mates. If these needs are not met, the population will decrease until the resource rebounds

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Sustainable Development

Definition

Sustainable development is developing important infrastructure with little cost to the environment and with not just the current population in mind, but with the generations to come in mind.

Examples

Building Infrastructure with more renewable resources

Curbing urban sprawl and only building within current city limits

Clean Energy

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Definition

Clean energy is energy that is produced from non-toxic and non-polluting sources. This energy can either come from renewable resources or resources that do not produce Emissions when burned or used. .

Examples

Hydro Electricty

Wind Energy

Nuclear Energy

Solar Energy

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Renewable Resources

Definition

Examples

Wind Power

Hydro-Power

Solar Power

Renewable energy is energy derived from natural processes that are replenished at a rate that is equal to or faster than the rate at which they are consumed. There are various forms of renewable energy, deriving directly or indirectly from the sun, or from heat generated deep within the earth

Hydropower

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Mitigation

Definition

Mitigation involves reducing and preventing the effects of something happening. In terms of climate change, Mitigation is used to try and reduce the effects that Pollutants are having on our Planet.

Climate lag

Examples

Building Clean energy facilities

Enhancing already existing Carbon Sinks

Building new Carbon sinks, such as forests

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Definiton

Examples

Climate lag occurs when things about the climate are changing, but extremely slowly

The emissions of Carbon Dioxide is massive, but its impact is slowed down to to natural carbon sinks

Vulnerability

Definition

Vulnerability is a measure of the extent to which a community, structure, service or geographical area is likely to be damaged or disrupted, on account of its nature or location, by the impact of a particular disaster hazard

Examples

Homes situated near Tornado alley

Costal Cities being flooded with water

An ecosystem Located near areas of Urban Development

Fluorinated Gases

Definition

Examples

**Fluorinated gases Include some of the most potent and longest lasting greenhouse gases emitted by human activities. These gases can remain in the upper atmosphere for centuries, and contribute a significant amount to the greenhouse effect because of that

perfluorocarbons (PFCs)

sulfur hexafluoride (SF6)

hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)

nitrogen trifluoride (NF3).

Adaption

Definition

Adaptation means that the adverse effects of global warming and climate change are anticipated before hand and done in order to minimize the damage that it may cause

Examples

Predicting the effect that a natural disaster will have

Predicting the increase in flooding in certain areas, and evacuating the people there

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Net-Zero Emissions

Definition

zero emissions means releasing no greenhouse gases to the atmosphere—that is, no carbon dioxide (CO2), no methane, no nitrous oxide or other greenhouse gases. Achieving net-zero emissions means that some greenhouse gases are still released, but these are offset by removing an equivalent amount of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere and storing it permanently in soil, plants, or materials

Example

Our society still emitting Carbon emissions but the amount is lower than the amount being taken out of the atmosphere