environment Flashcards
threat
amenaza
carbon footprint
gases released by a person, group or activity
greenhouse gases
gases like carbon dioxide
ecological footprint
a measure of how much an individual or group consumes resources and generates waste
plastic waste
litter taking centuries to descompose
emit gases
emitir gases
impact
impacto
must address our environmental responsibilities
good sentence
consume resources
consumir recursos
urbanization
urbanización
polluttion/polluted
contaminación/contaminado
litter
basura
rubbish bin
tacho de basura
preserve
preservar
environmetal awareness
promote healthy ecosystem
damage
daño
depleted
agotada
treating
tratando
hurt environment/harm the environment
affecting quality
disposing
desechar
cut back (on)
their emissions
switch to (sth) by (sth)
phrasal verb
to tackle a problem
you take action to deal with it and try to find solutions
dump (of)
if you dump something like gargabe, waste, chemicals, you get rid of it in a improper or careless way