Climate terminology made simple

Climate change is the defining issue of our time, and the conversation around it is growing rapidly. Seasoned veterans in the field will already be familiar with much of the terminology used to talk about climate change, but for others, the discussion can be daunting. To address this issue, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has introduced a Climate Dictionary.

The Dictionary – also available in Spanish, French, Arabic, Russian and Turkish – covers a huge range of climate terms and concepts, from straightforward descriptions of basic expressions such as ‘carbon footprint’, to accessible explanations of more complex terms such as ‘loss and damage’.

The Dictionary is free to download, and the UNDP has pledged to update it regularly with new terms so that everyone remains included in the discussion, enabling us to push for collective climate action together.

View the Dictionary here.