S4 BOLD Vocab Flashcards

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Global political conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, and their allied nations, from around 1946 - 1991

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Cold War ; pg. 55

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Competition of space exploration and technology between the U.S. and Soviet Union

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Space Race ; pg. 56

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Agency of the U.S. government founded in 1958 that is a global leader in space exploration and the study of the Earth System

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) ; pg. 56

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Program established in 1979 for the study of the earth System and climate change

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World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) ; pg. 57

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Established in 1987 to study global change in the context of Earth System Science (ESS)

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International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) ; pg. 57

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6
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Initiated a systemic measurement of atmospheric carbon dioxide

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Charles Keeling ; pg. 58

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Swedish meteorologist who in 1959 went to Washington D.C. to alert the National Academy of Sciences that increasing CO2 levels throughout the rest of the century could have serious consequences

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Bert Bolin ; pg. 58

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A graph that shows the increasing levels of CO2 in the atmosphere since Charles David Keeling’s initial records

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Keeling Curve ; pg. 58

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9
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People’s contribution to global carbon emissions

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Carbon footprint ; pg. 62

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10
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An international agreement that aimed to combat climate change

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Paris Agreement ; pg. 64

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Also known as UN Climate Change ; established in 1992 as a foundation for intergovernmental action on climate change that led to the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement

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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) ; pg. 66

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A binding agreement among 37 nations that were adopted in 1997 and put into effect starting in 2005

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Kyoto Protocol ; pg. 66

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13
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A goal set for limiting the amount of global warming above the pre-industrial average to __ by the end of the century

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1.5 degrees C ; pg. 66

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14
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A policy proposal by Alexandria Ocasio - Cortez, Senator Ed Markey, and others that involve government investment in building infrastructure and incentivizing industries to help address the climate crisis

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Green New Deal ; pg. 67

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15
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A law passed in 2022 that provides government funding for addressing the challenges posed by climate change

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Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ; pg. 67

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16
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AKA Carbon capture; involves capturing CO2 in the atmosphere and storing it

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Carbon Sequestration ; pg. 67

17
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Set the goal that 40% of overall benefits from Federal investment in certain categories flow to underserved communities

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Justice40 Initiatives ; pg. 70

18
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A nation whose members led a protest that delayed the construction of an oil pipeline in North America

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Standing Rock Sioux Tribe ; pg. 70

19
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A Brazilian environmental activist and member of the Munduruku people of the Tapajos River Middle Course who defended portions of the Brazilian rainforest in different ways

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Alessandra Korap Munduruku ; pg. 71

20
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Youth climate activism movement that was inspired by Greta Thunberg’s school strikes for climate in 2018 and spread organically across the world

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Fridays for Future; pg. 72

21
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A Swedish climate activist who at the age of 15 sparked a global youth climate movement known as Fridays for Future

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Greta Thunberg ; pg. 72