Climate Change

Question 1

Climate change

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Long-term change to the weather and temperature of the planet

Question 2

Carbon emissions

Answer 2

How much carbon we put into the atmosphere

Question 3

Carbon footprint

Answer 3

How much CO2 we put into in the atmosphere

Question 4

Carbon neutral/ Net Zero Emissions

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CO2 we put into the environment = CO2 you take out

Question 5

Net Zero Commitments

Answer 5

Commit to carbon neutral

Question 6

Climate change is an unsurmountable challenge

Answer 6

Climate change

Question 7

Deforestation has a serious impact

Answer 7

Climate change

Question 8

There’s an urgent need for us to reduce our carbon footprint

Answer 8

Climate change

Question 9

We need to make a drastic change

Answer 9

Climate change

Question 10

There is no straightforward solution

Answer 10

Not easy

Question 11

To reach a target

Answer 11

To hit
To attain
To achieve

Question 12

To implement solutions

Answer 12

To put into place solutions

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To become sustainable

Answer 13

Climate change

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To resuce emissions

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To lower
To cut back on
To offset

Question 15

Carbon offset schemes

Answer 15

Climate change

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To cut down on how much coal we use

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To reduce

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To cut back on coal production

Answer 17

To reduce

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To phase out our use of carbon

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To reduce slowly

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To give up our way of life

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To stop doing/having it

Question 20

We need to give up our excessive use of coal, water and fossil fuels

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To give up

Question 21

To do your bit

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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

Question 22

You can play your part by turning off the light when you leave a room

Answer 22

Climate change

Question 23

To kick the can down the road

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Delay making a difficult decision

Question 24

To grapple with an issue/problem/difficulty

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To try hard to solve it

Governments around the world are grappling with this issue of climate change

Question 25

To face a problem head on

Answer 25

To deal with a problem directly

Question 26

To put our heads in the sand

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To ignore

Sometimes governments put their heads in the sand when they refuse to talk about climate change

Question 27

To make a dent in a problem

Answer 27

To make a small impact

We can’t even make a dent in this problem