Overconsumption refers to the excessive and unsustainable consumption of goods, resources, and services beyond what is necessary for basic needs or personal well-being.
Organic farming
Organic farming is a method of agricultural production that excludes the use of synthetic substances, such as pesticides, synthetic medicines or fertilisers, and genetically modified organisms.
Offshore wind energy
Offshore wind power or offshore wind energy is the energy taken from the force of the winds out at sea, transformed into electricity and supplied into the electricity network onshore
Ocean acidification
Ocean acidification refers to a reduction in the pH of the ocean over an extended period of time, caused primarily by uptake of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere.
Oil
Oil: A dark-colored liquid fossil fuel found underground. Raw (crude) oil can be refined to produce a variety of different products, such as gasoline, diesel, home heating fuel, asphalt, and chemicals that can be used to make paint, plastics, and many other everyday products.
Ozonesphere or Ozone layer
Ozonesphere (Ozone layer) – a layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
Ozone Hole
Ozone Hole – an area of the ozone layer (near the poles) that is seasonally depleted of ozone.
Ozone
Ozone - a colorless gas (O3) soluble in alkalis and cold water; a strong oxidizing agent; can be produced by electric discharge in oxygen or by the action of ultraviolet radiation on oxygen in the stratosphere (where it acts as a screen for ultraviolet radiation).
Overturn
Overturn – cause to overturn from an upright or normal position or cause the downfall of; of rulers.
Organic Certification
Organic Certification – is provided by various organizations. The most widely recognized standards are GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) which is the basis for the statement “100% certified organic cotton” used by many green companies.
Organic Agriculture
Organic Agriculture - Organic Agriculture is an ecological farming system that promotes natural chemical and biological cycles that improve soil fertility and maintains a balanced and productive farming system. Any products introduced to this system for fertility or pest protection are of natural composition. It eliminates the use of harmful synthetic pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, growth stimulants or antibiotics. These essential restrictions can reduce contamination or pollution to our air, water or food supply.
Organic
Organic – a specific item displays the qualities that are to be considered free of pesticides, genetically modified, imitation, or synthetic properties that have been certified and are regulated by the FDA.
Oridiniation
Oridiniation – logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements
Carbon Offsets
Carbon Offsets - Greenhouse gas reduction activities undertaken to compensate for emissions elsewhere.