climate change Flashcards
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climate change
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long term shifts in the earths temperature and weather patterns. Caused by human activity, the main drive being global emissions from the burning of fossil fuels which produce heat trapping gases.
2
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socialism
A
political and economic system that advocates that the means of production, distribution and exchange should be owned by the community as a whole
3
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capitalism
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political and economic system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners, rather than the state
4
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net zero
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balance between the amount of greenhouse gas produced and the amount removed from the atmosphere
