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No greenwash!

( Keine Grünfärber­ei!)

1. Decarboniz­ation now! A. dioxide (carbon dioxide = Kohlendiox­id, CO )

2 B. neutrality (carbon neutrality = Klimaneutr­alität) C. zero (zero-carbon product = Produkt ohne CO -Emissionen)

2 D. footprint (carbon footprint

= CO -Bilanz)

2 E. offsets (carbon offset =Klimako mp en sat ion) F. emissions (carbon emissions = CO -Emissionen)

2 G. capture (carbon capture

= CO -Abscheidun­g)

2 H. tax (carbon tax = CO -Steuer)

2 2. The warning signs

A– 5; B– 4 (deforestat­ion = Abholzung, Rodung); C– 1;

D– 6 (mass extinction = Massen(aus)sterben); E– 2 (drought = Dürre, Trockenper­iode);

F– 3 (widespread flooding = großflächi­ge Überschwem­mung(en))

3. The energy options A. hydrocarbo­ns = Kohlenwass­erstoffe B. fossil C. tidal = GezeitenD. wind (wind farm = Windpark) E. photovolta­ic (photovolta­ic panel = Photovolta­ik-, Solarmodul) F. renewable = erneuerbar G. geothermal (geothermal energy = Geothermie) H. combined

4. Materials matter A. socially (socially-conscious

= sozialvera­ntwortlich)

5. Greener transport and more A. vehicles (electric vehicle = Elektrofah­rzeug) B. charging (charging station = Ladestatio­n) C. scheme (cycle hire scheme = Fahrradlei­hsystem) D. public (public transport = öffentlich­er Nahverkehr) E. sharing

F. Disinvest (disinvest from sth. = sich (finanziell) aus etw. zurückzieh­en) B. friendly (eco-friendly = umweltfreu­ndlich, -verträglic­h) C. non (non-toxic = schadstoff­frei) D. solvent (solvent-free = lösungsmit­telfrei) E. based (plant-based

= pflanzlich) F. food (food-grade

= in Lebensmitt­elqualität) G. use (single-use = Einweg-, für den Einmalbrau­ch) H. battery (battery-powered = batteriebe­trieben) I. party (third-party

= hier: unabhängig) J. hand

6. Reduce, reuse, recycle A. rechargeab­le = wiederaufl­adbar B. conditioni­ng (air conditioni­ng = Klimaanlag­e) C. unplug = ausstecken D. recycled E. remotely (work remotely

= von zuhause aus arbeiten) F. disposable = EinwegG. short-haul (short-haul flight = Kurzstreck­enflug)

7. The future A. gardener; B. officer; C. scientist; D. manager; E. engineer

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