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Adaptation 適應機制
Adaptation is the term used to refer to the preparations countries will have to make to deal with climate change.
They includes measures such as protecting coastal areas by building sea walls, reforestation to try to prevent flooding, increasing water conservation and changing crops to varieties that flourish in warmer climates
Annex 1
The world's 37 richest countries, whose prosperity has been built on emitting carbon, as opposed to non-Annex 1, roughly categorised as blameless victims
CCS 碳捕獲和封存
Carbon Capture and Storage technology
CDM 清潔發展機制
Clean Development Mechanism which enables wealthy countries to offset their emissions by funding pollution-cutting measures in the developing world
COP15
The official name of the Copenhagen climate change summit — the 15th Conference of the Parties
CVF/V11
Climate Vulnerable Forum, the 11 nations most vulnerable to climate change, including Bangladesh and the Maldives.
IPCC 聯合國政府間氣候變化專門委員會
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the all-important scientific body that advises the UN's climate negotiations
LDCF -最不發達國家基金
Least Developed Countries Fund, established to finance climate change intiatives in poorer countries
MEF 經濟大國能源和氣候論壇
Major Economies' Forum, launched by President Barack Obama to help generate the politcal leadership necessary to achieve a successful outcome in Copenhagen.
UNFCCC 聯合國氣候變化綱要公約
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, a standing convention of officials and diplomats haggling over every comma of the final negotiating text.
Things we are talking about:
Carbon budgets 碳預算
Carbon tax 碳稅
Carbon footprint 碳足跡 詞匯:醫療常用詞匯 詞匯:廚房烹飪詞匯 Study English
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