In climate action: the increase in the average temperature of the Earth’s near-surface air and oceans that is associated with the increased concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere [Section 3(k), Climate Change Act of 2009, as amended by Republic Act No. 10174; [Section 1(n), Climate Change Commission Resolution No. 3, Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (R-IRR) of Republic Act No. 9729, Otherwise Known as the Climate Change Act of 2009, As Amended By Republic Act No. 10174]