CLIMATE TECH: THE JOURNEY TO NET ZERO Flashcards

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net zero

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reducing CO2 etc. emissions to nothing

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carbon emissions

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emissions stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement

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to be committed

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you’re pledged or obligated to do it

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to be aware

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having knowledge or perception of a situation or fact

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urgent

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: requiring immediate action or attention.

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počasen napredek

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progress is slow

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ingenuity

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the quality of being clever, original, and inventive.

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nova zadeva

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invention, inventiveness

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zavarovati dobro prihodnost

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securing good future

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climate tech

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technology to help combat the climate crisis

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BMS

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building management systems

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zelo zapravljiv

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incredibly wasteful

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porušiti najslabšo stavbo in zgraditi novo

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  • To pull down the worst buildings and start over
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carbon-neutral

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having a balance between emitting carbon and absorbing carbon from the atmosphere in carbon sinks

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construction

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the action of building something, typically a large structure

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stavbe naredimo varčne

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  • Make buildings as efficient as possible
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optimise

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make best use of

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abbreviated

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make shorter

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energy consumption

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the total energy consumed by end users, such as households, industry and agriculture

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pinpoint

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find with a high level of accuracy

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cost-effective

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effective or productive in relation to its cost.

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solution

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a means of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation.

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insulation

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the action of insulating something.

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heat exchangers

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devices that move the heat from one fluid to another

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visoka pripravljenost
high-performance
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če znižamo porabo energije se zmanjša strošek uporabe
* By reducing energy use, you also reduce running costs
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concrete
hard material used in building
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cement
ingredient of concrete (along with sand, small stones, water)
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built environment
man-made structures, features, and facilities viewed collectively as an environment in which people live and work.
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capture
: catch and keep
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replace
take the place of.
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3-d printing
an additive manufacturing process that creates a physical object from a digital design.
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eco-beton
eco-concrete
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holy grail
(figurative) something valuable that is being looked for
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renewables
a natural resource or source of energy that is not depleted by use, such as water, wind, or solar power.
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energijska produkcija
energy production
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fossil fuels
a natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.
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incentives
financial encouragement
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carbon capture
the process of trapping carbon dioxide produced by burning fossil fuels or other chemical or biological processes and storing it in such a way that it is unable to affect the atmosphere, with the aim of mitigating the effects of global warming.
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sequestration
process of catching and storing gases
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ccus
carbon capture, usage and sequestration
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velika lestvica
massive scale
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scale
involving large numbers or a large area; extensive.
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energy intensive
using large amount of energy
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ghg
greenhouse gases, e.g. carbon dioxide, methane
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industrijski proces
* Industrial process
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agrikultura
* Agriculture: the science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products.
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habitat degredation
* Habitat degradation: when their condition declines due to factors such as pollution, invasive species, and over-utilization of natural resources.
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rastlinska hrana
plant-based food
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vertical farms
* Vertical farms: practice of growing crops in vertically stacked layers; gojenje v rastlinjakih
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hydroponics
growing plants/crops in water with minerals and nutrients
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generation
all of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively
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regenerative farming
outcome-based food production system that nurtures and restores soil health, protects the climate and water resources and biodiversity, and enhances farms' productivity and profitability.
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ujeti ogljik v zemlji
* Sequester carbon in the soil
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the circular economy
reduce, reuse, recycle, share, remanufacture and upcycle
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circular manufacturing
: a production and consumption model whereby manufacturers find means to bring back materials into the economy instead of discarding them.
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vzeti v obzir
* To take into consideration
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re-purpose
to change something slightly in order to make it suitable for a new purpose
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carbon positive
: better than net zero, i.e. saves more CO2 than is being used