Saksham-2025 Crossword

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Across
  1. 5. A building standard that minimizes energy use and is nearly airtight (10)
  2. 7. The world’s largest offshore wind farm, located in the UK (6)
  3. 9. The international agreement signed in 2015 to combat global warming (11)
  4. 11. The region at which ONGC Energy Centre has taken first step towards putting India on Geothermal map of the World(10)
  5. 12. Geothermal energy comes from this layer of the Earth(6)
  6. 15. Term for the maximum efficiency limit of a solar cell, named after a scientist (16)
  7. 16. Frozen deposits of methane trapped under ocean floors and permafrost, a potential climate time bomb(16)
  8. 17. Fast-growing grass used as a renewable biofuel source (6)
  9. 19. A feedback loop where melting ice reduces Earth’s reflectivity, worsening warming (12)
  10. 20. A colorless, odorless gas that could be a future clean fuel alternative(8)
  11. 21. A nuclear reaction that has the potential to provide nearly limitless clean energy (6)
Down
  1. 1. The process of converting waste into usable energy (17)
  2. 2. Building feature that keeps heat in and cold out(10)
  3. 3. Behavioral practice of adjusting heating and cooling to reduce power usage(14)
  4. 4. Primary greenhouse gas responsible for ocean acidification(12)
  5. 6. A practice of capturing and storing atmospheric CO₂ to mitigate climate change (15)
  6. 8. Term for the abrupt and irreversible shifts in the climate system (12)
  7. 10. Type of hydropower that does not require large dams and works in small rivers (10)
  8. 13. Renewable fuel made from organic materials(7)
  9. 14. A method of reducing urban heat by using vegetation-covered rooftops (12)
  10. 17. Mode of transportation that reduces carbon footprint(7)
  11. 18. Rare earth element essential for wind turbine magnets and electric vehicle motors (9)