Climate change

Climate change

The phenomenon of climate's temperature and rainfall slowly changing year by year.

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cavity walls

Natural environment; Climate change

A wall comprising two layers of brick or block separated by a cavity (gap). This air space acts as an insulator, but does so more effectively if filled with an insulating material, such as plastic ...

white goods

Natural environment; Climate change

A general term usually applied to major domestic electric appliances, such as fridges and washing machines.

clean coal technology

Natural environment; Climate change

Technology that enables coal to be burned without emitting CO2. Some systems currently being developed remove the CO2 before combustion, others remove it afterwards. Clean coal technology is unlikely ...

wind turbine

Natural environment; Climate change

All turbines use kinetic (movement) energy to cause a bladed rotor to turn and so generate electricity. A wind turbine is a machine that captures the force of the wind. Often seen in remote, exposed ...

climate change

Natural environment; Climate change

Climate change is the variation in the average global or regional climate as measured by yardsticks such as average temperature and rainfall. This variation is caused by both natural processes and ...

commitment period

Natural environment; Climate change

The time frame given to parties to the Kyoto Protocol to meet their emission reduction commitments. The first Kyoto commitment period runs from 2008-2012, during which industrialised countries are ...