Turkey - Dictionary for climate and environment

KEY TERMS YOU NEED TO KNOW TO UNDERSTAND CLIMATE CHANGE

1.Weather: Weather refers to atmospheric conditions in the short term, including changes in temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, wind, and visibility.

2.Climate: Climate is the average of weather patterns over a longer period of time (usually 30 or more years)

3. Climate change: climate change refers to the long-term changes in the Earth's climate, or a region on Earth, and includes more than just the average surface temperature.

5. Global warming: Global warming is an increase in the Earth's average surface temperature from human-made greenhouse gas emissions.

6.COP and UNFCCC: These two abbreviations are best described together as they work hand-in-hand. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an environmental treaty that nations joined in 1992, with the goal of stabilizing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous human interference with the climate system.

Meanwhile, the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UNFCCC is a yearly international climate conference where nations assess progress and determine next steps for action through the UNFCCC treaty. This year marks the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP 21), which will be held in Paris beginning November 30. Here, a historic global agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is on the table and, if passed, will mark a landmark achievement in the fight against climate change.nter your text here...