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Climate change
The phenomenon of climate's temperature and rainfall slowly changing year by year.
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semiconductor
Natural environment; Climate change
A semiconductor is a solid material that is able to conduct electricity, but with conductivity less than that of a good conductor and greater than an insulator. Semiconductors include silicon, and ...
biomass boiler/stove
Natural environment; Climate change
A biomass boiler is a central heating system or a stove powered by biomass (usually wood) rather than fossil fuels form of pellets or wood.
silicon
Natural environment; Climate change
Silicon is a chemical element known as a 'metalloid' (because it has intermediate properties between a metal and a non-metal). It is used as a semiconductor, for example in microchips in computers, ...
black carbon
Natural environment; Climate change
The soot that results from the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels, biofuels, and biomass (wood, animal dung, etc.). It is the most potent climate-warming aerosol. Unlike greenhouse gases, which ...
smart meter
Natural environment; Climate change
A smart meter is a more sophisticated version of your normal gas or electricity meter (in fact, a single smart meter may monitor both) that is linked to your energy provider and can also be linked to ...
business as usual
Natural environment; Climate change
A scenario used for projections of future emissions assuming no action, or no new action, is taken to mitigate the problem. Some countries are pledging not to reduce their emissions but to make ...
smoke-free zone
Natural environment; Climate change
A smoke-free zone (or smokeless zone, or smoke control area) is not, in this context, anything to do with cigarettes. It refers to an area, designated by a local authority, where only authorised ...
