A quick guide to climate change jargon – what experts mean by mitigation, carbon neutral and 6 other key terms
- Written by: Wändi Bruine de Bruin, Provost Professor of Public Policy, Psychology and Behavioral Science, USC Price School of Public Policy, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Climate jargon can feel overwhelming.Illustration by Dennis Lan/USC, CC BY-NDAs a major U.N. climate conference gets underway on Oct. 31, 2021, you’ll be hearing a lot of technical terms tossed around: mitigation, carbon neutral, sustainable development. The language can feel overwhelming.
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