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Below is a directory of terms used in the field of climate change. Most of the definitions have been taken from the United States Environmental Protection Agency, with a few from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and the European Commission.
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"Hot Air"
Term developed by the NGO community to describe the difference in emissions reductions according to the established base year agreed to under the Kyoto Protocol, and actual emissions reductions as a result of reasons unrelated to climate mitigation, such as changes in the economies of Russia and other economies in transition.
