Saving The Planet Flashcards by Linnéa Donath

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imminent

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unmittelbar, bevorstehend, drohend

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sustainability

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Nachhaltigkeit

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consumer

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Konsument/in

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to compromise

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gefährden, beeinträchtigen

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to overshoot

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überschreiten

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resource

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Ressource, Quelle

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budget

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Budget

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to move up

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aufrücken, vorrücken, vorverlegen

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norm

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Norm, Regel, Standard

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to exhaust sth.

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etw. aufbrauchen, etw. erschöpfen

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ecosystem

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Ökosystem, Naturhaushalt

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to regenerate

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erneuern, regenerieren

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to be akin to

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Etw. gleichen, etw. ähneln

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to deplete

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aufbrauchen, leeren, erschöpfen

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to overspend

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sich verausgaben

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evident

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offensichtlich, erwiesen

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deforestation

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Abholzung, Waldzerstörung

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soil

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Boden

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erosion

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Erosion, Abtragung

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biodiversity

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Artenvielfalt, biologische Vielfalt

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Build-up

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Anhäufung

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carbon dioxide

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Kohlenstoffdioxid

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pressing

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dringend, akut

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Consumption

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Verbrauch, Konsum

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to zoom in

heranzoomen

myriad

Vielzahl

viable

funktionsfähig, lebensfähig

gradual

schrittweise

to relate sth to sth

etwas mit etwas verknüpfen, einen Zusammenhang herstellen zwischen

unprecedented

neuartig, noch nie dagewesen

urbanization

Urbanisierung, Stadtwachstum

considerable

beachtlich, erheblich

glacier

Gletscher

ice cap

polare Eiskappe

Flooding

Überflutung

coastal

Küsten, an der Küste gelegen

unpredictable

unberechenbar, unvorhersehbar

severe

ernst, heftig massiv

Drought

Dürre, Trockenheit

frequency

Häufigkeit

heatwave

Hitzewelle

shortage

Mangel, Knappheit

crop

Ernte

to jeopardize

gefährden, aufs Spiel setzen

malnutrition

Unterernährung, Mangelernährung

starvation

Hunger, Hungersnot

greenhouse Gas

Treibhausgas

irreversible

unumkehrbar, irreversibel

versatile

vielseitig, vielfältig

Gear

Ausrüstung

bio-degradable

biologisch abbaubar

to litter

vermüllen

repercussion

Auswirkung, Nachwirkung

to underestimate

unterschätzen

Fossil fuel

fossiler Brennstoff

to mine

abbauen

to extract

entnehmen, gewinnen, fördern

fracking

Fracking

to contaminate

verseuchen, verschmutzen

to Soar

Aufsteigen, in die Höhe steigen

to Soar

Aufsteigen, in die Höhe steigen

hydro

Wasser-, Wasserkraft

advance

Fortschritt

to generate

erzeugen

Hydrogen

Waserstoff

prolonged

anhaltend, andauernd

Plastic fibres

Kunststofffaser

Landfill

Mülldeponie