Flashcards: Climate Action Strategies and Policies — 18 cards

Climate mitigation — definition?

Reducing GHG emissions to limit climate change.

Climate adaptation — role?

Adjusting systems to reduce climate vulnerability.

Climate resilience — function?

Ability to cope with and recover from climate impacts.

Vulnerability assessment — purpose?

Identify high-risk areas and populations.

Equitable resilience — goal?

Ensure marginalized communities benefit from resilience actions.

Government executive power — role?

Enforces laws and policies on climate change.

GHG emissions targets — purpose?

Set reduction goals through laws or policies.

Carbon pricing instruments — function?

Make emitting GHGs more costly to reduce emissions.

International organizations — role?

Coordinate countries for climate goals.

UNFCCC — purpose?

Framework for international climate negotiations.

NGOs — definition?

Private, non-profit groups working on environmental issues.

Greenpeace — founded?

Canada, 1971.

Vietnam grassroots action — actors?

Local NGOs and youth mobilize communities.

Transparency in NGOs — importance?

Builds trust and accountability.

Fossil fuel denial — strategy?

Disputes responsibility for climate change.

Greenwashing — meaning?

Exaggerating environmental progress.

ESG components — focus?

Environmental, social, governance factors.

Corporate climate strategies — key?

GHG reduction, renewable energy, risk management, innovation.