3 R1.T2 – Module 1: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Glossary Key Word Description Biodiversity All the different kinds of life you’ll find in one area including plants, animals, fungi, and microorganisms Climate change The process of our planet heating up Constituent A member of an area which elects a representative to a legislative body Circular economy A circular economy aims to keep materials, components, and products in use for as long as possible Global warming The long-term heating of the Earth’s surface observed since the pre-industrial period due to human activity, primarily fossil fuel burning, which increases heat-trapping greenhouse has levels in Earth’s atmosphere Green Politics Is a political ideology that aims to foster an ecologically sustainable society often, but not always, rooted in environmentalism, nonviolence, social justice and grassroots democracy. MEP Member of European Parliament Sustainability A societal goal that broadly aims for humans to safely co-exist on planet Earth over a long time Sustainable development A way to develop the world and society without damaging or affecting the environment SDGs Sustainable Development Goals
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