The Hindu Editorial (Climate of inaction) – Dec 17, 2019

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The Hindu Editorial (Climate of inaction) – Dec 17, 2019

If climate change is the defining issue of the century, the UN conference in Madrid failed miserably in galvanising action to address it. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Climate of inaction) – Dec 17, 2019.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Climate of inaction) – Dec 17, 2019:

climate (noun) – atmosphere, mood/temper, situation.
inaction (noun) – inactivity, negligence, disregard.
climate change (noun) – a long-term change in the Earth’s climate, or of a region on Earth (Courtesy: NASA).
take comfort in (phrase) – to feel less worried of something.
per capita (adverb & adjective) – per person, for each, individually.
defining (adjective) – determining, deciding.
miserably (adverb) – terribly.
galvanise (verb) – inspire, spur, encourage.
address (verb) – attend to, tackle, deal with.
depressing (adjective) – upsetting, distressing, discouraging.
delegate (noun) – a representative/member of a committee.
intergovernmental (adjective) – between two or more governments.
catastrophic (adjective) – destructive, ruinous, disastrous.
greenhouse gas (GHGs) (noun) – heat trapping gas; a gas (such as water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, etc) in the atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation, causing greenhouse effect and warming of Earth’s temperature. (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).
Paris Agreement/Accord/pact (noun) – The Paris Agreement builds upon the Convention (agreement) and for the first time brings all nations into a common cause to undertake ambitious efforts to combat climate change and adapt to its effects, with enhanced support to assist developing countries to do so.
degenerate (verb) – decline, weaken, worsen.
wrangle (noun) – argument, debate, disagreement.
carbon credit (noun) – a tradable permit or certificate that provides the holder of the credit the right to emit one ton of carbon dioxide or an equivalent of another greenhouse gas.
cash in on (phrase) – take advantage of, exploit, capitalize on, utilize/make use of.
Kyoto Protocol/Accord (noun) – an international treaty among industrialized nations that sets mandatory limits on greenhouse gas emissions.
precede (verb) – introduce, come before, usher in, pave the way for.
horse trading (noun) – it is normally used to indicate a hard & shrewd (clever) negotiation/bargaining between two bargaining (political) parties to show an understanding of the problem.
dire (adjective) – terrible/awful, appalling, distressing.
imbue (verb) – diffuse, inspire, pervade (a feeling).
desultory (adjective) – casual, irregular, unsystematic.
toss (verb) – throw, propel/launch, send.
concrete (adjective) – definite, specific, conclusive.
binding (adjective) – compulsory, imperative, mandatory, necessary.
net zero (building) (noun) – a building that is highly energy efficient and fully powered from on-site and/or off-site renewable energy sources.
bound to (adjective) – certain/sure, very likely, guaranteed.
fossil fuel (noun) – non renewable resources (or fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas are formed from the buried /deposited organic materials).
inevitable (adjective) – unavoidable, sure to happen, unpreventable.
call (noun) – request, appeal, demand.
mitigation (noun) – alleviation, reduction; lessening.
drought (noun) – lack, non-existence, unavailability, deficiency.
cohesive (adjective) – united, integrated, cooperated.