Climate Resources and Environmental Policy

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Climate Resources and Environmental Policy

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1. Climate processes and coastal conditions (20 entries)
  1. surf
  2. amplify warming
  3. precipitation pattern
  4. atmospheric concentration
  5. diffuse light
  6. rustle
  7. washed out
  8. dappled light
  9. afterglow
  10. radiance
  11. patter
  12. hue
  13. hazy
  14. banded
  15. saturation
  16. muted palette
  17. matt finish
  18. earthy
  19. smudged
  20. floral
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2. Resource pressures, use and waste (20 entries)
  1. material consumption
  2. deplete reserves
  3. strain supplies
  4. intensify competition
  5. supply constraint
  6. water stress
  7. ecosystem service
  8. restore capacity
  9. biodiversity loss
  10. waste stream
  11. mineral extraction
  12. soil degradation
  13. habitat fragmentation
  14. resource depletion
  15. overconsumption
  16. weather a crisis
  17. allocation
  18. shifting sands
  19. desolate
  20. stale
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3. Mitigation and adaptation (20 entries)
  1. adaptation
  2. mitigation
  3. emissions reduction
  4. ecosystem restoration
  5. strengthen resilience
  6. carbon capture
  7. decarbonisation
  8. reforestation
  9. electrification
  10. resilient infrastructure
  11. insulating
  12. marsh
  13. turn the tide
  14. stifling
  15. sheltered cove
  16. muggy
  17. eroding cliff
  18. balmy
  19. reptile
  20. icy blast
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4. Policy instruments (20 entries)
  1. price pollution
  2. carbon budget
  3. reporting requirement
  4. emissions trading
  5. evaluate compliance
  6. green procurement
  7. carbon tax
  8. monitoring framework
  9. conservation agreement
  10. cap emissions
  11. renewable energy target
  12. adaptation plan
  13. fund adaptation
  14. efficiency regulation
  15. subsidy reform
  16. energy balance
  17. carbon cycle
  18. cumulative emissions
  19. carbon sink
  20. absorbent
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5. Environmental trade-offs (20 entries)
  1. environmental trade-off
  2. weigh competing demands
  3. land-use conflict
  4. competing land use
  5. community interest
  6. just transition
  7. distributional effect
  8. transition cost
  9. energy affordability
  10. densely wooded
  11. windswept
  12. wash ashore
  13. watershed
  14. shoreline
  15. mist-shrouded
  16. sweltering
  17. discolouration
  18. shingle
  19. backlit
  20. lap against
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