The Hindu Editorial (Mitigating a crisis) – Oct 25, 2021

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The Hindu Editorial (Mitigating a crisis) – Oct 25, 2021:

mitigate (verb) – alleviate, reduce, diminish, lessen.
26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) (noun) – The 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is expected to take place from 01-12 November 2021, in Glasgow, UK. The COP26 summit will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
at best (phrase) – only, simply, but, nothing but.
incentivise (verb) – encourage, motivate, galvanize.
adaptation (noun) – alteration, modification, adjustment. (adjustments in ecological, social, or economic systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli and their effects or impacts. It refers to changes in processes, practices, and structures to moderate potential damages or to benefit from opportunities associated with climate change).
aid (verb) – help, assist; promote, encourage.
transition (noun) – change, passage, transformation.
clean energy (noun) – renewable energy, green energy; energy generated from natural resources (such as water, wind & solar energy).
undertake (verb) – begin, start; engage in, become involved in, embark on, launch into, attempt, try.
so far (phrase) – until now, up to the present, up to this point.
voluntary (adjective) – optional, discretionary, non-compulsory, non-mandatory.
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 the greenhouse effect and warming of Earth’s temperature. (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).
in line with (phrase) – in alignment with, in accordance with, conforming to.
Climate Treaty or Paris Agreement/Accord/pact (noun) – The Paris Agreement is a legally binding international treaty on climate change. It was adopted by 196 Parties at COP 21 in Paris, on 12 December 2015 and entered into force on 4 November 2016. Its goal is to limit global warming to well below 2, preferably to 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels.
disruption (noun) – an interruption/obstruction/break in the normal course of some activity.
concerted (adjective) – involving a lot of people coming together & doing something with great effort; strenuous, vigorous, energetic, determined, active, intense; coordinated, collaborative, collective, combined, joint.
commemorate (verb) – keep alive, keep going, preserve, conserve, sustain, maintain, continue, carry on, keep up.
to this end (phrase) – in order to achieve a particular target/objective.
emissary (noun) – envoy, ambassador, diplomat, delegate.
delegation (noun) – a body of representatives.
coax (verb) – persuade, cajole, prevail on, butter up, sweat talk.
sort of (phrase) – to some extent, somewhat, somehow, slightly.
net zero emissions/carbon neutrality (noun) – it means annual zero net CO2 emissions; Carbon neutrality means every ton of anthropogenic (human-caused or influenced) CO2 emitted is compensated with an equivalent amount of CO2 removed (e.g. via carbon sink or carbon sequestration).
timeline (noun) -schedule, deadline.
(Carbon) emission (noun) – the release of carbon into the atmosphere.
eventually (adverb) – in the end, finally, at last.
abate (verb) – decline, reduce, decrease.
global warming (noun) – it is the unusually rapid increase in Earth’s average surface temperature over the past century primarily due to the greenhouse gases released as people burn fossil fuels.
drastically (adverb) – substantially.
cut (verb) – reduce, decrease, lessen.
consistent (adjective) – reasoned, rational, sound, valid; constant, unchanging.
the West (noun) – The Western world/civilization consisting of the majority of Europe & the North America.
much more (phrase) – a lot more.
at the very least (phrase) – at the minimum.
make good (phrase) – succeed, achieve success, do well.
enshrine (verb) – spell out, express, lay down, embody, incorporate, represent, contain, include (an idea/promise as protected and respected).
negotiation (noun) – discussions, talks, deliberation; discussing the terms of, arrangement.
glacial (adjective) – very slow.
headline (adjective) – special, important, significant.
rather than (phrase) – instead of.
operationalisation (noun) – the process of causing something into operation.
In real terms (phrase) – with regard to, with respect to, considering, regarding (everything affecting something’s true value).
comply with (verb) – abide by, adhere to, conform to, follow.
reparation (noun) – amends, restitution, redress, compensation.
shell out (phrasal verb) – pay out, spend, expend.
unlikely (adjective) – doubtful, implausible, improbable, questionable.
pass muster (phrase) – be acceptable, be practical, be justifiable, be convincing, make sense.
yield (verb) – submit to, bow down to, comply with, conform to, agree to, relinquish, surrender, cave in.
call (for) (noun) – requirement, necessity, demand, request.
bullying (noun) – intimidation, coercion, persecution, domineering.
media interest (noun) – media attention.
fossil fuel (noun) – non renewable resources (or fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas are formed from the buried/deposited organic materials).
frame (verb) – formulate, draw up, plan, devise, create, orchestrate, engineer, coordinate.