carbon terminology I didn't know from pmt

Question 1

acidification

Answer 1

the gradual reduction of ph of the oceans due to the dissolving of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

Question 2

carbon capture and storage

Answer 2

the direct capturing of carbon dioxide and emissions from factories and pumping it into disused mines rather than releasing it into the atmosphere

Question 3

carbon neutral

Answer 3

a process that has no net addition of carbon dioxide to the environment

Question 4

choke points

Answer 4

points in the logistics of energy and fuel that are prone to restriction

Question 5

energy security

Answer 5

the ownership and full control of a country’s energy source, production and transportation

Question 6

energy pathway

Answer 6

the movement of energy from its extraction or source through pipes, freight logistics or cabling

Question 7

inorganic carbon

Answer 7

carbon stored in carbonated rocks

Question 8

nuclear fusion

Answer 8

the process of joining atomic nuclei together to produce energy

Question 9

OPEC

Answer 9

oil and petroleum exporting countries. an organisation that supports and coordinates fossil fuel exporting countries

Question 10

phytoplankton

Answer 10

small organisms that rely on photosynthesis to survive so intake carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

Question 11

sequestration

Answer 11

the transfer of carbon from the atmosphere to stores elsewhere - living biosphere inorganic rocks etc.

Question 12

thermohaline circulation

Answer 12

the movement of volumes of seawater from cold deep water to warm surface water

Question 13

tipping point

Answer 13

a critical threshold where any changes after the tipping point are irreversible