Encouraging collective action in addressing climate change through resource sharing and community engagement.

Glossary

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1
1.5 °C
2
2030
2035 – climate deadline
2050 – climate deadline
3
30×30 – worldwide initiative
A
abrupt change
adaptation
afforestation
agroforestry
agronomy
airport
alternative food movement (afm)
anthropogenic aerosols
aquaculture
aquatic biome
aquifer
arboriculture
arid zone
automated people mover (apm)
B
balance
bicycle
big data
bioarchitecture
biodegradable
biodiversity
biological data
biomass
biome
biometric architecture
biosphere
black carbon
blue carbon
blue infrastructure
breathe
brine
bull kelp
bullet train
C
capitalism
carbon budget – global
carbon cycle
carbon footprint
carbon neutrality
carbon sequestration
carbon sink
catchment
chief heat officer
CicLAvia
circles of sustainability
circular economy
climate
climate action
climate change
climate migrants
collective commitment
community
compostable
concentrated solar power (CSP)
conference of the parties (COP)
conflict of interest (COI)
consumerism
controlled burn
coral
coral bleaching
critical temperature
cryosphere
cultural burning
D
dark sky
data
data scientist
data set
data structures
dead zone
decarbonization
desalination
desertification
digital inclusion
digital infrastructure
digital literacy
drought
dust storm
dynamic glass
E
e-waste
earth day
ecocide
ecosphere
ecosystem
eelgrass
ego vs eco
electric heat pump
electric vehicle (EV)
electric vehicle service equipment (EVSE)
electrical grid
emissions – direct & indirect
energy efficiency
energy security
environmental, social, and governance (ESG)
F
fairtrade
feedback loop
finite resources
first nations
FoLAR
food bank
food desert
food insecurity
food justice
food rescue
food security
food sovereignty
food system
forest bathing
forever chemical (PFA)
fossil fuels
frequency
G
gabrieleno tongva
gadi
gaia
ghg emissions
ghg protocol
glacier
global warming
global warming potential (GWP)
globalization
grassland biome
gray infrastructure
green infrastructure
green marketing
green roof
greenhouse effect
greenwashing
groundwater recharge
H
habitat
habitat connectivity
harmony
health
heat index
high speed rail
homeostasis
hope
human habitability
humanity
hybrid electric vehicle (HEV)
hydrogen fuel
hydrology
hydropower
I
ice shelf
ice shelf – amery
ice shelf – filchner-ronne
ice shelf – larsen
ice shelf – ross
ice shelf – shackelton
indigenous burning
indigenous land
industrial revolution
infrastructure
intercropping
intergovernmental hydrological programme (IHP)
internet port
IPCC report
island mode
K
keeling curve
kelp forests
L
land access
land acknowledgment
level 1 charge
level 2 charge
level 3 charge (dc fast charge)
life cycle
light pollution
lithium extraction
living system
los angeles river
M
mangroves
marine energy
marine heat wave
mass transit
materialism
mauna loa observatory
megacity
megacity of los angeles
megaflood
methane
metric ton
microbiome
microgeneration
microgrid
micromobility
microplastics
microwind turbines
minimalism
mitigation
N
nanotech
net zero
O
ocean
ocean acidification
ocean energy
OCO-2
off-grid
open data
open governance
open source
overgrazing
overview effect
P
palm oil
paris agreement
parts per million (ppm)
passive heating and cooling
passive house
pathway
permafrost
permeable pavement
photonics
plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV)
pollinators
polyculture
polyfluoroalkyl (PFA)
porciúncula river
prairie
precipitation
principles of Nature
private protected areas
public transport
R
rain garden
rainwater harvesting
reciprocity
recycling
reforestation
refrigerants
regeneration
renewable energy
resilience
retrofitting
rewilding
right to repair
rights of Nature
S
salt marshes
SB 253
scope 1 emissions
scope 2 emissions
scope 3 emissions
sea ice
sea level rise
sea water intake systems
seagrass meadow
seed bank
seventh generation principle
shelter
shipping port
silviculture
single-use plastic
social infrastructure
social sustainability
soil degradation
soil health
soil salinization
solar cooker
solar energy
solar windows (dynamic glass)
stewardship
stormwater runoff
superconductivity
sustainability
sustainable city
sustainable design
sustainable grazing
sustainable systems
systemic pesticide
T
taiga
tanager-1
the california state water project
the river project
three sisters
tidal marsh
tipping point
tongass forest
traditional territories
tundra
U
urban agriculture
urban heat island effect
urban mobility
urban tree canopy
V
vertical farming
vibrational energy
W
waste heat
wastewater management
water security
watershed
wave energy
weather vs climate
web of life
wetlands
white frame
wind energy
wind turbine