D3.2

Question 1

Anthropogenic

Answer 1

Resulting from the influence of humans

Question 2

Carbon dioxide sequestering

Answer 2

A process of pumping carbon dioxide gas into the ground and storing it in sealed containers

Question 3

Emission-reduction credits (ERCs)

Answer 3

Credits given to a country under the Kyoto Protocol for actions that contribute to the global reduction of greenhouse gas emissions

Question 4

General circulation model (GCM)

Answer 4

A climate model that incorporates the laws of physics to model climate on a global scale

Question 5

Hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC)

Answer 5

A compound that has similar properties to CFCs but destroys ozone much more slowly.

Question 6

Kyoto Protocol

Answer 6

An international agreement to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases

Question 7

Montreal Protocol

Answer 7

An international agreement to phase out the production and use of CFCs

Question 8

Sustainable development

Answer 8

The use of the world’s resources in a way that keeps the resources for future generations

Question 9

AUNFCCC - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Answer 9

UNFCCC - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: an agreement by the world’s nations to act in ways that will stabilize greenhouse gas emissions from anthropogenic sources