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EU - European Union. An economic and political union of 27 countries.
Economic growth - The process through which a country's wealth increases over time.
Biodiversity - Biodiversity is all the different kinds of life you'll find in one area — the variety of animals, plants, fungi, and even microorganisms like bacteria that make up our natural world. Each of these species and organisms work together in ecosystems, like an intricate web, to maintain balance and support life.
GDP - Short for Gross Domestic Product, the measure of all the goods and services produced inside a country.
Investment - When you put money into a project or idea in the hope it will be successful in the future.
Net zero - When the gases going into the atmosphere are balanced by those being taken out of it.