| acidrain noun | Burning fossil fuels in one country can cause acid rain in other countries. | rain that contains harmful chemicals that collect in the atmosphere when fossil fuels are burned |
| To ban =pass a moratorium on smth
| Our school has banned plastic bottles because they're so bad for the environment. | to not allow something (eg. smoking, alcohol, plastic bags, protest marches, etc.) |
| carbondioxide (CO2) noun toreleasecarbondioxide | Trees and plants absorb carbon dioxideand release oxygen into the air. | a gas that's released when carbon is burned (for example coal or oil), or when people or animals breathe out |
| carbonfootprintnoun выбросы углеродного газа | Travelling by air, driving a car or using coal-generated electricity will make your carbon footprintbigger. | a measurement of the amount of carbon-dioxide a person adds to the atmosphere |
| carpool verb | I carpool to work with two of my neighbours who also work downtown. | to share a car instead of driving one alone |
| To cut down forests/ to log Cutting down/ logging | Cutting down forests affects the nature. | to destroy a forest by cutting down all the trees |
| climatechangenoun | Do you really think you know more about climate change than a real climate scientist? | long-term global changes in temperature, wind patterns, rainfall etc. |
| commute verb commuters | Imagine how much pollution you cause by commuting by car for two hours a day? Today the average driver needs a lot of time to commute home from work. However, we have many apps that show you traffic updates for your daily commute/ commuting by learning the way you take to work. | to travel from home to work and back |
| Conservationnoun Conservationists | Conservation wasn't a big issue until the book Silent Spring was published in 1966. | the protection and preservation of natural environments and resources |
| consume verb -потреблять consumer – consumption - consumerism | Americans consume more than their share of the earth's resources. Modern energy-efficient technologies consume less electricity. | to use things like energy, fuel, materials, food, water, etc. |
| Contaminatedadj. Contaminate Nuclear/ radioactive Contamination | Their contaminatedmilk powder made lots of babies really sick. | carrying harmful bacteria or toxins that can cause disease or death |
| domestic waste(also household waste) noun | How much domestic waste does your family produce every day? | rubbish or garbage from a house or apartment |
| dump verb | You can be sent to jail for dumping hazardous waste, you know. | to put waste in the wrong place (eg. put toxic waste into a river) |
| eco-communityor eco-villagenoun | Our kids want to live in that eco-communitynear the forest. | a community with environmentally-friendly buildings, clean technology and renewable energy like solar and wind |
| endangeredspecies noun | Every year more animals are listed as endangered species. | animals or plants in danger of becoming extinct or disappearing in the near future |
| energy-efficientadj. | Those energy-efficientlight bulbs are much cheaper these days. | able to use less energy (esp. of vehicles, appliances, buildings, etc.) |
| Environmentalistnoun | Fossil fuel companies have tried to damage the image of environmentalists and climate scientists. | a person who protects the natural world and educates others about environmental problems |
| emit verb emit gases | Cars emit harmful pollutants into the atmosphere. The factory emits black smoke. Therefore, it causes air pollution | to release or project something (eg. light, sound, smoke, gas, radiation, etc.) |
| extinct adj. Become extinct | Lots of Australian animals have become extinct since the British took control. | no longer existing or lost forever (of an animal, bird or plant species) |
| food chain noun to destroy food chains | We need to know where each species fits in the food chain. At school, children were/ are taught who is at what level in the food chain. | the order in which organisms in an ecosystem eat one another |
| fossilfuel noun ископаемое топливо | Burning fossil fuels is a major cause of global warming. | a fuel like oil or coal formed from very old plant and animal fossils |
| green adj. To go green = to be eco-friendly | If you want to save the planet, join one of the green political parties.
| concerned with protecting the natural environment and the planet |
| greenhousegasnoun | The more greenhouse gases we produce, the worse climate change will get. | a gas in the atmosphere that stops heat from escaping into space |
| habitat noun | Lots of animals will become extinct if their natural habitats are destroyed. | the place in which a species normally lives |
| minimize verb minimize/reduce the effect of smth | Taking public transport instead of driving a car minimizes your impact on the environment. At the job interview, she minimized her weaknesses and emphasized her strengths. | to reduce as much as possible |
| pollutant noun | The Environmental Protection Agency checks levels of pollutants. | a substance or material that damages the natural environment |
| pollute verb air/ water/ plastic/ sound pollution | Fumes from factories pollute our air. | to release waste substances into the air, water and soil |
| preserve verb | We need stronger laws in order to preserveour forests. These wonderful old houses should be preserved for the future. | to keep something in its original state |
| protest verb | Environmentalists will protest if the loggers try to destroy the forest. Yesterday demonstrators were arrested for organizing a protest against illegal cutting down trees in the town | to show you disagree with something, esp. as part of a group of protesters |
| recycle verb | The green bin's for things that can be recycled like paper and glass. | to make something new from materials that have been used before |
| reduce verb reduce the level of smth/ the number of smth/ the amount of smth/ waste | You can reduce your household waste by buying products with less packaging. | to use less or make something smaller |
| Torelease | Releasing poisonous chemicals threatens the environment.
| To set free |
| renewable adj. renewable sources of energy | We're producing cheaper renewable energy these days. If we develop the renewable energy sources, renewable sources will replace fossil fuels gradually. | can be used without running out, esp. of energy sources like solar and wind |
| renewables noun | If you want to make money, invest in renewables. | forms of energy that can be replaced naturally, such as hydro-electricity, solar energy and wind power |
| reuse verb | We try to reuse things like plastic bags and bottles. | To use again |
| self-sufficientadj.–самодостаточный | We're going to live in a self-sufficient farming community. All parents want their children to be happy, get good education and become self-sufficient. | able to function, or produce all that's needed, without outside help |
| throwaway verb | Don't throw away your grass clippings; leave them on your lawn. | to get rid of something you don't want |
| toxic adj. Toxic chemicals | After the mine released toxic waste into the river, all the fish died. The fumes from that chemical are highly toxic. | deadly or poisonous (of waste, chemicals, pollutants, etc.) |
| use smth rationally/ wisely verb | We must use the earth's natural resources rationally but not to waste them. | to use something carefully |
| waste verb+ noun (uncountable) textile/ industrial/ nuclear | We should fight against textile waste. | to use more than necessary, or to use inefficiently |
