Across
- 1. A chemical that damages the Earth’s stratospheric ozone layer.
- 3. An intergovernmental organisation that works to maintain international peace and security, and develop relationships and cooperation among countries towards common goals.
- 5. A payment from an individual or business to the government; used to raise revenue for government services and to discourage certain behaviours, among others.
- 9. Actions that reduce the impact of climate change by reducing or stopping the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) into the atmosphere.
- 11. Attempting to influence government policies or decisions in favour of specific people, organisations, or causes.
- 12. Actions that enable human beings to adjust to the impacts of climate change.
- 13. The rules that a community uses to determine what is appropriate behaviour, expression, and values.
- 14. A group of international scientists that produces yearly reports on the latest scientific information on climate change for the UN; helps to develop climate policies and international agreements.
- 16. The legal principle that those who cause environmental damage should pay for the costs of remediation and restoration of ecosystems.
- 21. Laws agreed to by multiple countries to govern their behaviour in transboundary issues and other matters.
- 22. Any individual or group that affects, or is affected by, an organisation.
- 24. The inherent right of all life and Earth's systems to exist and function.
- 25. A plan submitted to the UNFCCC by low-income countries that describes their most urgent needs to adapt to climate change; the plans help define funding and technical assistance from higher-income countries.
- 27. An international agreement that extended the UNFCCC by establishing the goal of limiting global warming to ‘preferably well-below’ 2 degrees Celsius and a 5-year cycle of increasing reductions of CO2 emissions.
- 28. An international agreement that extended the UNFCCC by committing high-income countries to GHG limits according to individual targets.
- 31. An agreement between two parties (these could be individuals, organisations, companies or countries). The two parties agree to promises that they will keep in fulfilling their contract to achieve a common goal. An example of this is the 1991 United States–Canada Air Quality agreement.
- 35. The legal principle that we should take actions to avoid potential harm to the environment, even when scientific evidence is unclear.
- 36. A group of principles or precedents that establish the foundation of a country’s or state’s political and legal system.
- 37. An agreement between multiple parties (these could be individuals, organisations, companies, or countries). The various parties involved agree to promises that they will keep in fulfilling their contract to achieve a common goal. An example of this is the 1997 Kyoto Protocol – there are around 192 parties/countries involved.
- 38. A plan submitted to the UNFCCC by low-income countries that describes their most urgent needs to adapt to climate change; the plans help define funding and technical assistance from higher-income countries.
- 39. An approach to limit climate change by creating a market with limited allowances for carbon emissions that organisations can buy and sell; also known as cap and trade, carbon pricing, and emissions trading.
- 40. A regional organisation of ten countries that coordinate with one another on economic and political issues..
Down
- 2. A payment from government to businesses or individuals, usually based on production output.
- 4. The legal position in which environmental obligations and rights, including those related to climate, are written into constitutions.
- 6. An international organisation that works on biodiversity conservation and the ecologically sustainable and equitable use of natural resources.
- 7. A model that promotes decoupling economic activity from the consumption of finite resources, where systems of production and consumption mimic the way nature works, using materials again and again.
- 8. The legal principle that we should involve affected communities (stakeholders) in decision-making processes that have social and environmental impact.
- 10. The legal principle that we should take actions to anticipate, mitigate, and avoid potential environmental damage before it happens.
- 15. The inherent rights of ecosystems and species, similar to the concept of basic human rights.
- 17. Our current economic system where we take materials from our surroundings, make products with them, and when we are done, we discard products as waste.
- 18. The right of all people to live in a pollution-free environment and to have equitable access to natural resources.
- 19. Investigation into how proposed construction and resulting built environment will affect an area, including environmental and human impacts.
- 20. The legal principle that we should consider the social and environmental impacts of government policies and decisions to reduce or eliminate harm.
- 23. The rules about how human beings use and impact natural resources, with the aim of improving social and ecological sustainability.
- 26. The right of a party to challenge the conduct of another party in court.
- 29. personhoodGranting a living or nonliving entity the ability to do things that a human being is entitled to do in the legal system.
- 30. An international treaty to reduce human impact on the climate system by stabilising and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
- 31. Human-constructed surroundings including buildings and infrastructure.
- 32. An international agreement between governments to ensure that the trade in animals and plants does not threaten species survival.
- 33. Money made available for mitigating or adapting to the impacts of climate change.
- 34. The act of compelling compliance with a law.