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Climate Change Terminology - INI

Climate Change Terminology is a systematic compilation of specialized terms related to global warming and climate change issues. It covers terms widely used in the climate change field, from basic concepts such as greenhouse gases, carbon neutrality, and IPCC to countermeasure methods such as mitigation, adaptation, carbon offsetting, and emissions trading. These terms play important roles in international climate change frameworks, the Paris Agreement, and national warming countermeasure policies.

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[item.greenhouse-gas]
code=01
slug=greenhouse-gas
name=Greenhouse Gas (GHG)
description=Gases present in the atmosphere that absorb infrared radiation emitted from the Earth's surface, causing the greenhouse effect.
category=Basic Concepts

[item.carbon-neutral]
code=02
slug=carbon-neutral
name=Carbon Neutral
description=Balancing greenhouse gas emissions with absorption to achieve net-zero emissions.
category=Goals and Concepts

[item.ipcc]
code=03
slug=ipcc
name=IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)
description=A UN intergovernmental body that assesses scientific knowledge on climate change.
category=International Organizations

[item.carbon-offset]
code=04
slug=carbon-offset
name=Carbon Offset
description=Compensating for one's own emissions by funding emission reduction activities elsewhere.
category=Market Mechanisms

[item.mitigation]
code=05
slug=mitigation
name=Mitigation
description=Efforts to curb climate change, particularly reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
category=Countermeasure Methods

[item.adaptation]
code=06
slug=adaptation
name=Adaptation
description=The process of adjusting to the impacts of climate change.
category=Countermeasure Methods

[item.j-credit]
code=07
slug=j-credit
name=J-Credit
description=Japan's domestic carbon credit scheme certifying emission reductions and absorption amounts.
category=Market Mechanisms

[item.net-zero]
code=08
slug=net-zero
name=Net Zero
description=A state where emissions and absorption cancel each other out to achieve net zero.
category=Goals and Concepts

[item.paris-agreement]
code=09
slug=paris-agreement
name=Paris Agreement
description=The 2015 climate change framework treaty aimed at limiting temperature rise.
category=International Frameworks

[item.ndc]
code=10
slug=ndc
name=NDC (Nationally Determined Contribution)
description=Greenhouse gas reduction targets voluntarily set by countries under the Paris Agreement.
category=International Frameworks

[item.tcfd]
code=11
slug=tcfd
name=TCFD (Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures)
description=An international framework recommending corporate disclosure of climate-related risks.
category=Disclosure and Reporting

[item.scope-1-2-3]
code=12
slug=scope-1-2-3
name=Scope 1, 2, and 3
description=A framework for classifying corporate greenhouse gas emissions.
category=Emissions Management