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climate policy
[ˈklaɪmət ˈpɒlɪsɪ]
net zero
[net ˈzɪərəʊ]
decarbonization
[ˌdiːkɑːbənaɪˈzeɪʃn]
carbon market
[ˈkɑːbən ˈmɑːkɪt]
carbon credit
[ˈkɑːbən ˈkredɪt]
carbon pricing
[ˈkɑːbən ˈpraɪsɪŋ]
emissions trading
[ɪˈmɪʃnz ˈtreɪdɪŋ]
climate risk
[ˈklaɪmət rɪsk]
physical risk
[ˈfɪzɪkl rɪsk]
transition risk
[trænˈzɪʃn rɪsk]
adaptation
[ˌædæpˈteɪʃn]
mitigation
[ˌmɪtɪˈgeɪʃn]
resilience
[rɪˈzɪliəns]
biodiversity loss
[ˌbaɪəʊdaɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ lɒs]
ecosystem services
[ˈiːkəʊˌsɪstəm ˈsɜːvɪsɪz]
circular economy
[ˈsɜːkjʊlə ɪˈkɒnəmi]
life-cycle assessment
[ˈlaɪf saɪkl əˈsesmənt]
scope 1
[skəʊp wʌn]
scope 2
[skəʊp tuː]
scope 3
[skəʊp θriː]
value chain
[ˈvæljuː ʧeɪn]
supply chain emissions
[səˈplaɪ ʧeɪn ɪˈmɪʃnz]
renewable portfolio
[rɪˈnjuːəbl pɔːtˈfəʊlɪəʊ]
energy mix
[ˈenəʤi mɪks]
grid decarbonization
[grɪd diːkɑːbənaɪˈzeɪʃn]
carbon intensity
[ˈkɑːbən ɪnˈtensɪti]
emissions baseline
[ɪˈmɪʃnz ˈbeɪslaɪn]
science-based targets
[ˈsaɪəns beɪst ˈtɑːgɪts]
sustainability report
[səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪtɪ rɪˈpɔːt]
materiality
[məˌtɪərɪˈælɪti]
stakeholder
[ˈsteɪkˌhəʊldə]
disclosure
[dɪsˈkləʊʒə]
climate disclosure
[ˈklaɪmət dɪsˈkləʊʒə]
green finance
[griːn ˈfaɪnæns]
sustainable finance
[səˈsteɪnəbl ˈfaɪnæns]
transition plan
[trænˈzɪʃn plæn]
carbon budget
[ˈkɑːbən ˈbʌʤɪt]
climate scenario
[ˈklaɪmət sɪˈnɑːrɪəʊ]
risk assessment
[rɪsk əˈsesmənt]
nature-based solutions
[ˈneɪʧə beɪst səˈluːʃnz]
afforestation
[əˌfɒrɪˈsteɪʃn]
restoration
[ˌrestəˈreɪʃn]
soil health
[sɔɪl helθ]
water stewardship
[ˈwɔːtə ˈstjuːədʃɪp]
pollution control
[pəˈluːʃn kənˈtrəʊl]
environmental compliance
[ɪnˌvaɪərənˈmentl kəmˈplaɪəns]
regulatory framework
[ˈregjʊlətri ˈfreɪmwɜːk]
environmental impact assessment
[ɪnˌvaɪərənˈmentl ˈɪmpækt əˈsesmənt]
carbon capture
[ˈkɑːbən ˈkæpʧə]
carbon sequestration
[ˌkɑːbən ˌsiːkwɪˈstreɪʃn]
green hydrogen
[griːn ˈhaɪdrəʤən]
methane
[ˈmiːθeɪn]
nitrous oxide
[ˌnaɪtrəs ˈɒksaɪd]
climate resilience
[ˈklaɪmət rɪˈzɪliəns]
adaptation plan
[ˌædæpˈteɪʃn plæn]
circularity
[ˌsɜːkjəˈlærɪti]
waste hierarchy
[weɪst ˈhaɪərɑːki]
green procurement
[griːn prəˈkjʊəmənt]
sustainable sourcing
[səˈsteɪnəbl ˈsɔːsɪŋ]
climate governance
[ˈklaɪmət ˈgʌvənəns]
biodiversity strategy
[ˌbaɪəʊdaɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ ˈstrætəʤi]
ecosystem restoration
[ˈiːkəʊˌsɪstəm ˌrestəˈreɪʃn]
climate justice
[ˈklaɪmət ˈʤʌstɪs]
just transition
[ʤʌst trænˈzɪʃn]
resource efficiency
[rɪˈzɔːs ɪˈfɪʃnsi]
energy intensity
[ˈenəʤi ɪnˈtensɪti]
climate adaptation
[ˈklaɪmət ˌædæpˈteɪʃn]
biodiversity offset
[ˌbaɪəʊdaɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ ˈɒfset]
land-use change
[ˈlænd juːs ʧeɪnʤ]
ecological footprint
[ˌiːkəˈlɒʤɪkl ˈfʊtprɪnt]
climate modeling
[ˈklaɪmət ˈmɒdəlɪŋ]
environmental policy
[ɪnˌvaɪərənˈmentl ˈpɒlɪsɪ]
hazard assessment
[ˈhæzəd əˈsesmənt]
risk mitigation
[rɪsk ˌmɪtɪˈgeɪʃn]
adaptive capacity
[əˈdæptɪv kəˈpæsɪti]
climate resilience plan
[ˈklaɪmət rɪˈzɪliəns plæn]
ecological restoration
[ˌiːkəˈlɒʤɪkl ˌrestəˈreɪʃn]
nature-positive
[ˈneɪʧə ˈpɒzɪtɪv]
water stress
[ˈwɔːtə stres]
baseline year
[ˈbeɪslaɪn jɪə]
abatement
[əˈbeɪtmənt]
renewable certificate
[rɪˈnjuːəbl səˈtɪfɪkət]
carbon disclosure project
[ˈkɑːbən dɪsˈkləʊʒə ˈprɒʤekt]
biodiversity indicator
[ˌbaɪəʊdaɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ ˈɪndɪkeɪtə]
ecosystem integrity
[ˈiːkəʊˌsɪstəm ɪnˈtegrɪti]
biodiversity metric
[ˌbaɪəʊdaɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ ˈmetrɪk]
climate adaptation plan
[ˈklaɪmət ˌædæpˈteɪʃn plæn]
sustainability roadmap
[səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪtɪ ˈrəʊdmæp]
carbon accounting
[ˈkɑːbən əˈkaʊntɪŋ]
offset project
[ˈɒfset ˈprɒʤekt]
net-zero pathway
[net ˈzɪərəʊ ˈpɑːθweɪ]
transition finance
[trænˈzɪʃn ˈfaɪnæns]
climate litigation
[ˈklaɪmət ˌlɪtɪˈgeɪʃn]
impact investing
[ˈɪmpækt ɪnˈvestɪŋ]
resource scarcity
[rɪˈzɔːs ˈskeəsɪti]
water footprint
[ˈwɔːtə ˈfʊtprɪnt]
biodiversity baseline
[ˌbaɪəʊdaɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ ˈbeɪslaɪn]
natural capital
[ˈnæʧrəl ˈkæpɪtl]
green taxonomy
[griːn tækˈsɒnəmi]
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