Climate Change Flashcards
Climate change
Long-term change to the weather and temperature of the planet
Carbon emissions
How much carbon we put into the atmosphere
Carbon footprint
How much CO2 we put into in the atmosphere
Carbon neutral/ Net Zero Emissions
CO2 we put into the environment = CO2 you take out
Net Zero Commitments
Commit to carbon neutral
Climate change is an unsurmountable challenge
Climate change
Deforestation has a serious impact
Climate change
There’s an urgent need for us to reduce our carbon footprint
Climate change
We need to make a drastic change
Climate change
There is no straightforward solution
Not easy
To reach a target
To hit
To attain
To achieve
To implement solutions
To put into place solutions
To become sustainable
Climate change
To resuce emissions
To lower
To cut back on
To offset
Carbon offset schemes
Climate change
To cut down on how much coal we use
To reduce
To cut back on coal production
To reduce
To phase out our use of carbon
To reduce slowly
To give up our way of life
To stop doing/having it
We need to give up our excessive use of coal, water and fossil fuels
To give up
To do your bit
To make contribution
When it comes climate change, you can do your bit by eating less meat, driving less frequently and taking a bicycle instead
You can play your part by turning off the light when you leave a room
Climate change
To kick the can down the road
Delay making a difficult decision
To grapple with an issue/problem/difficulty
To try hard to solve it
Governments around the world are grappling with this issue of climate change
To face a problem head on
To deal with a problem directly
To put our heads in the sand
To ignore
Sometimes governments put their heads in the sand when they refuse to talk about climate change
To make a dent in a problem
To make a small impact
We can’t even make a dent in this problem
