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A quick guide to climate change jargon – what experts mean by mitigation, carbon neutral and 6 other key terms

  • Written by Wändi Bruine de Bruin, Provost Professor of Public Policy, Psychology and Behavioral Science, USC Price School of Public Policy, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
A quick guide to climate change jargon – what experts mean by mitigation, carbon neutral and 6 other key termsClimate jargon can feel overwhelming.Illustration by Dennis Lan/USC, CC BY-ND

As a major U.N. climate conference gets underway on Oct. 31, 2021, you’ll be hearing a lot of technical terms tossed around: mitigation, carbon neutral, sustainable development. The language can feel overwhelming.

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