Glossary

1.5°C is the temperature increase above pre-industrial levels above which we risk climate tipping points.

The Amazon Rainforest is the largest rainforest in the world, holding a majority of the Earth's remaining rainforest land.

The ArkStorm is a hypothetical weather scenario that involves a series of intense atmospheric river storms hitting California.

Aviation accounts for 1.9% of emissions. Those emissions are split 19% freight travel, and 81% passenger.

Brazil is currently the world's fifth largest emitter of greenhouse gasses. In 2022 it accounted for 2.44% of all global emissions.

Canada is currently the world's twelfth largest emitter of greenhouse gasses. In 2022 it accounted for 1.41% of all global emissions.

Carbon dioxide is the greenhouse gas responsible for the vast majority of anthropocentric climate change. It is primarily released into the atmosphere by the burning of fossil fuels.

A carbon tax is a tax where the money paid on an activity is proportional to the greenhouse gas emissions of an activity.

China is the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gasses. In 2022 it accounted for 29.16% of all global emissions.

Carbon dioxide is the greenhouse gas responsible for the vast majority of anthropocentric climate change. It is primarily released into the atmosphere by the burning of fossil fuels.