VOC : Climate Change Flashcards by Camille Doinel

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S’attaquer à

A

deal with, tackle with

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émissions de gaz à effet de serre

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greenhouse-gas emissions

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Mettre en péril

A

put sb at risk

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normes draconiennes

A

tough standards

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atteindre ses objectifs

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to meet one’s targets

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producteurs d’énergies verte

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green-power producers

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imposé par l’état

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state-enforced

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subvention

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subsidies

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services publique

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utilities

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centrales nucléaires

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nuclear-power stations/ nuclear-power plants

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fonctionnement au gas

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gas-fired

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énergies fossiles

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fossil fuels

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éolienne

A

wind turbines → Wind farms

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appareil électroménagers

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appliances

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isoler

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insulate

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politiques intérieures

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domestic policies

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mettre en place une politique

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put in place

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appliquer une politique

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implement

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manque de

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shortage of…

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coupure de courant

A

power cuts / blackouts / power outages

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compter sur

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rely on

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technologies d’énergie propre

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clean-energy technology

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normes environnementales

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environmental standards

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taxe aux frontières

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border tax

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incitations

incentives

alimenter (peut être un débat)

to fuel

renouvelable

renewable

effet de serre

greenhouse effect

charbon

coal

venir à manquer de

to run out of sth

essence

petrol( brit), gas (am)

pétrole

oil

en terme de, en ce qui concerne

in terms of

forcement

necessarily

évidemment

obviously

une inondation

a flood, Ø flooding

alimenter (peut être un débat)

to fuel

renouvelable

renewable

effet de serre

greenhouse effect

charbon

coal

venir à manquer de

to run out of sth

essence

petrol( brit), gas (am)

pétrole

oil

en terme de, en ce qui concerne

in terms of

forcement

necessarily

évidemment

obviously

une inondation

a flood, Ø flooding

# Climate Change alimenter (peut être un débat)

to fuel

# Climate Change renouvelable

renewable

# Climate Change effet de serre

greenhouse effect

# Climate Change charbon

coal

# Climate Change venir à manquer de

to run out of sth

# Climate Change essence

petrol( brit), gas (am)

# Climate Change pétrole

oil

# Climate Change en terme de, en ce qui concerne

in terms of

# Climate Change forcement

necessarily

# Climate Change évidemment

obviously

# Climate Change une inondation

a flood, Ø flooding

s'engager

to commit oneself to + ING

se mettre en conformité avec

to comply with

représenter un %

to make up

inciter

encourage