Across
- 3. price set by government that emitters must may for each ton of greenhouse gas emissions they emit
- 6. the degree to which they could mitigate the potential harm
- 10. fuel derived from biomass
- 11. energy from a source that is not depleted when used
- 13. movement of saline water into fresh water aquifiers
- 14. a prolonged period of abnormally hot weather
- 16. the degree to which people could be harmed by exposure to climate change
- 17. transformation of heat from the sun into energy
- 19. The trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere
Down
- 1. A gradual increase in the overall temperature of the Earth's atmosphere
- 2. process of wearing away of material from the coastal profile
- 4. the degree to which people are exposed to climate change
- 5. fuels formed by natural processes like decomposition of organisms
- 7. buying and selling of credits that permit a company to emit a certain amount of carbon dioxide
- 8. form of energy that harnesses power of water in motion
- 9. a physical material constituring part of Earth that people need and value
- 12. Interaction among organisms in a set region or area
- 15. Large areas characterised by their vegetation, soil and climate
- 18. way of boiling water to make steam which turns turbines and produces electricity