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  1. Nov 2021
    1. ambition

      “Ambition is good. Ambition is right. Ambition works.” Gordon Gekko in the movie Wall Street (actually on greed, but works this way too ;-))

  2. Sep 2021
    1. costs of adaptation

      “Shall ensure that a share of the proceeds from activities under the mechanism referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article is used to cover administrative expenses as well as to assist developing country Parties that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change to meet the costs of adaptation.”

    2. greenhouse gas emissions

      Greenhouse gas emissions are greenhouse gases vented to the Earth's atmosphere because of humans: the greenhouse effect of their 50 billion tons[2] a year causes climate change.

    3. mitigation

      mitigation, n. 1. Compassion, mercy, favour. Obsolete. 2.a. The action of mitigating or moderating; the fact or condition of being mitigated; an instance of this; spec. abatement or relaxation of the severity or rigour of a law, penalty, etc.; extenuation or palliation of an offence, fault, etc.; abatement or minimization of the loss or damage resulting from a wrongful act. OED

    4. definition addition modification correction