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3Ci
Cities Commission for Climate Investment
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Adaptation
The process of changing to suit different conditions
Agriculture
Farming and the methods used to raise and look after crops and animals
B.
BECCS
Bio-Energy Carbon Capture and Storage
BEIS
Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (now defunct and its climate change brief given to the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero)
Biodiversity
The variety of living species in a place, including plants, animals, bacteria and fungi
Bioenergy
Energy that is derived from recently living organic materials known as biomass
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CARP
Climate Adaption and Resilience Panel
CCC
Climate Change Committee
CCS
Carbon Capture and Storage
CO2e
Carbon dioxide equivalent emissions
COP
Conference Of Parties (United Nations climate change summit)
Carbon
A general term for any greenhouse gas or carbon dioxide equivalent emission
Climate Change
Long-term shifts in temperature and weather patterns caused mainly by human activity (e.g. burning fossil fuels)
Co-benefits
A win-win for both the climate and livelihoods/communities
Consumption
Emissions and environmental impact associated with goods and services, used in Yorkshire and the Humber, where the supply chain for these is beyond our borders
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DEFRA
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
DESNZ
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Decarbonisation
The process of removing the greenhouse gas emissions produced from a process or system
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Ecosystem
A geographic area where plants, animals and other organisms, as well as weather and landscapes, form a bubble of life
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GHGs
Greenhouse Gases
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HEFCE
Higher Education Funding Council for England
HMT
HM Treasury
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IPCC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Inclusive
Willing to consider new or different ideas from all communities and sectors, in the decision making process
Infrastructure
The basic systems and services that are needed to support an economy or operation, for example transport or communication systems
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Just Transition
An equitable shift to a net zero and environmentally friendly society whilst protecting and improving on the livelihoods of all people and communities
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LCC
Leeds Climate Commission
LEP
Local Enterprise Partnership
LERCs
Local Environmental Recording Centres
LNRS
Local Nature Recovery Strategies
LPIP
Local Policy Innovation Partnerships
LRFs
Local Resilience Forums
LSIPs
Local Skills Improvement Plans
LWNF Panel
Land, Water, Nature and Food Panel
Land Use
Management and modification of natural environment or wilderness into built environment (e.g. towns and cities) and semi-natural habitats (e.g. farms or managed woods)
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MHCLG
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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NBN
National Biodiversity Network
NEYEDC
North and East Yorkshire Ecological Data Centre
NRS
National Recording Schemes
NbS
Nature-based Solutions
Net Zero
Cutting greenhouse gas emissions to a small amount of residual emissions that can be absorbed and durably stored by nature and other carbon dioxide removal measures, leaving zero in the atmosphere
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PCAN
Place-based Climate Action Network
Paris Agreement
The 2015 United Nations climate agreement to limit global temperature rise to 1.5C at COP 15
Pollution
Introduction of a harmful material (pollutant) into an environment
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R&E Panel
Research and Evidence Panel
RYCA
Regional Youth Climate Assembly
Renewable
A form of energy and/or resource that can be produced as quickly as they are used
Resilience
The ability of a system or structure to with stand extreme pressures
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SBTI
Science Based Target Initiative
SBTs
Science Based Targets
SDGs
Sustainable Development Goals
SRI
Sustainability Research Institute
SUDs
Sustainable Urban Drainage
SYMCA
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
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TRSE
Transport Related Social Exclusion
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UKRI
United Kingdom Research and Innovation
UN
United Nations
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WYCA
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Waste
The unnecessary or wrong usage of energy and/or resources, or the unwanted bioproduct of a process
Wellbeing
The state of being happy and healthy, including physical, mental and environmental health
Wildlife
Animals and plants that grow and live independently of humans
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Y-PERN
Yorkshire Policy Engagement and Research Network
YCAC
Yorkshire Climate Action Coalition
YHCC
Yorkshire & Humber Climate Commission
YNYCA
York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority
YPIP
Yorkshire Policy Innovation Partnership
