Environmental Glossary

Large-scale batteries that store electricity for later use, helping balance supply from intermittent renewable energy sources.

The variety of life in a given area, including the diversity of species, genes, and ecosystems.

Technology that captures carbon dioxide from industrial processes or directly from the air, then stores or reuses it.

The total amount of greenhouse gas emissions caused directly or indirectly by an individual, organization, product, or event.

An economic model designed to eliminate waste by keeping materials in use through reuse, repair, and recycling.

Adjusting infrastructure, agriculture, and communities to cope with the effects of climate change that are already occurring or are locked in.

Actions that reduce or prevent the emission of greenhouse gases, addressing the root cause of climate change.

A stress response in which corals expel the colorful algae living in their tissue, turning white and becoming vulnerable to starvation.

A framework -- Environmental, Social, and Governance -- used to evaluate a company's sustainability and ethical impact.

The process of returning a damaged or degraded ecosystem to a healthier, more natural state.

Tiny plastic particles, typically smaller than five millimeters, found throughout the world's oceans, soil, and air.

A state in which the greenhouse gases an entity emits are balanced by an equivalent amount removed from the atmosphere.

Farming practices that actively rebuild soil health and biodiversity rather than simply avoiding harm.

An area of land where all the water drains to a common river, lake, or ocean outlet.

A connected strip of natural habitat that allows animals to move safely between separated patches of land.