Year 6 Vocab

Who is the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)?

“Successful adaptation* requires urgent, more ambitious and accelerated* action and, at the same time, rapid and deep cuts in greenhouse gas* _________*,” the report said.

Fill in the blank

"Report co-author and IPCC vice chair Professor Mark Howden said coral reefs were just one well-documented example."

What does "well-documented" mean?

“But then we can’t do that without some sort of active cooling. If you get very high temperatures and humidity, you either have to pull back on your exercise or you overheat."

What should we do if the temperature or humidity gets too high?

"The IPCC reports, which are published roughly every six to seven years, are considered an authoritative* study of climate science, guided and agreed to by scientists and governments across the globe."

What is an authoritative study?

"At the summit, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged countries to keep the goal of global warming increases to just 1.5C, speed up the decarbonisation* of the global economy and phase out coal."

Why do we need to speed up decarbonisation?

But asked if commitments made at the summit would slow climate change, lead author Dr Johanna Nalau’s response was sobering*.

“A lot of talk, a lot of commitments, but I think the overall sense is that we are just not on track,” she said.

Why was Dr Johanna Nalau's response sobering?

Put "adaptation", "accelerated" and "greenhouse gases" in one sentence

Put "ecosystems", "degraded" and "physiological" in one sentence

Suggest a way to accelerate decarbonisation in Australia