English NC - COP26 Assembly Content Science

Explore how to accelerate action to tackle the climate crisis through collaboration between governments, businesses and civil society

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Explain how we can accelerate action to tackle the climate crisis through collaboration between governments, businesses and civil society.

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Keywords

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carbon offsets

an action intended to compensate for the emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere as a result of industrial or other human activity

insetting

when a company offsetting its emissions through a carbon offset project within its own value chain

offsetting

to counteract (something) by having an equal and opposite force or effect

Gold Standard for the Global Goals

a comprehensive standard to accelerate global progress toward climate security and sustainable development

Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS)

a not-for-profit, independent organisation founded in 1997 to raise standards in the construction industry

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