climate-smart
Ecologically informed approach
Climate-smart describes practices, technologies, or policies designed to address climate change while maintaining productivity or other goals.
The term appears most often in agriculture: climate-smart farming adapts to changing weather patterns while reducing emissions.
It also applies to urban planning, infrastructure, and investment strategies that account for climate risks and sustainability.
Constructed enclosed structures
- energy-efficientUsing minimal power
- retrofittingUpdating existing with new
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
- coolingLosing thermal energy
heating · transit · grid · resilient · ventilation · materials · construction · LEED
Capacity to endure indefinitely
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- mitigationReduction of severity
- carbon-neutralNet-zero emissions state
- targetsIntended aims or marks
regulation · incentives · compliance · frameworks · governance · investment · subsidies · legislation
Cultivating land for food
- cropsCultivated plants for harvest
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- drought-resistantAble to withstand aridity
- agroforestryTrees integrated with farming
permaculture · regenerative · composting · intercropping · terracing · no-till · yield · resilience
Creating something original
- sensorsDevices that detect input
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- data-drivenInformed by collected information
- AISimulated cognitive processing
modeling · forecasting · precision · automation · IoT · analytics · satellites · drones
buildings
Constructed enclosed structures
- energy-efficientUsing minimal power
- retrofittingUpdating existing with new
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
cooling · heating · transit · grid · resilient · ventilation · materials · construction · LEED · stormwater
sustainability
Capacity to endure indefinitely
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- mitigationReduction of severity
- carbon-neutralNet-zero emissions state
targets · regulation · incentives · compliance · frameworks · governance · investment · subsidies · legislation · planning
farming
Cultivating land for food
- cropsCultivated plants for harvest
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- drought-resistantAble to withstand aridity
agroforestry · permaculture · regenerative · composting · intercropping · terracing · no-till · yield · resilience · organic
innovation
Creating something original
- sensorsDevices that detect input
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- data-drivenInformed by collected information
AI · modeling · forecasting · precision · automation · IoT · analytics · satellites · drones · early-warning
climate-smartcarbon-intensive
Releasing much CO2
polluting · unsustainable · eco-unfriendly · dirty · wasteful
climate-smartshortsighted
Unable to see ahead
short-termist · myopic · nearsighted · improvident · short-term
climate-smartunsustainable
Cannot be maintained indefinitely
extractive · exploitative · wasteful · inefficient · conventional
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