Climate change, tackling global warmimg

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la climatologie

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climate science, climatology

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la crise climatique

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a climate crisis

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les défendeurs du climat

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climate advocates

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anthropogénique

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man-made, anthropogénic

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un climatologue

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a climate scientist, a climatologist

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le réchauffement de l’atmosphère, de la planète

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global warming

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une augmentation des températures

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a rise in tempetures

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prévoir

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to forecast

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une station météorologique

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a weather station

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un ballon sonde

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a weather balloon

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régime de précipitation

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rain patterns

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surveiller l’évolution des températures

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to monitor tempetures

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la combustion des énergies fossiles

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the bruning of fossil fuels

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le dioxyde de carbone

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carbon dioxyde

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émettre du dioxyde de carbon

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to emit carbon dioxyde

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l’effet de serre

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the greenhouse effect

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les gaz à effet de serre

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greenhouse gases

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les rejets de gaz à effet de serre

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greenhouse gas emissions

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les émissions de dioxyde de carbone

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carbon emissions

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réduire les emissions de carbone

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to cut, to curb carbon emissions

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réduire son empreinte carbone

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to reduce one’s carbon imprint

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la surconsommation

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overconsumption

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le niveau de la mer

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the sea level

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une élévation du niveau de la mer

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a rise in sea level

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inonder

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to flood

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une inondation

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a flood

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au-dessus du niveau de la mer

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above sea level

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au-dessous du niveau de la mer

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below sea level

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des dégâts

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damage

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provoquer, causer des dégâts

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to cause damage, to do damage

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nocif, néfaste

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harmful

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être en danger, menacé

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to be at risk, in danger

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un glacier

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a glacier

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la calotte glaciaire, polaire

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the polar icecap

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le pôle Nord / Sud

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the North / South pole

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la banquise

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icefield, ice floe

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un ours polaire, un ours blanc

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a polar bear

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fondre, dégeler

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to thaw

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degel

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thaw

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fondre

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to melt

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l'eau douce

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freshwater, fre

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l'eau douce

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fresh water, freshwater

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eau de mer

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sea water

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la nappe phréatique

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groundwater

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plafonner

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to cap

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le commerce des droits d'émissions du carbone

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carbon trading

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plafonner et échanger (les quotas d'émissions)

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cap and trade

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une taxe verte

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a green tax

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instaurer une taxe de carbone

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to introduce a carbon tax

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un climatosceptique

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a climate change denier, a climate sceptic

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arrêter de gaspiller de l'énergie

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to stop wasting energy

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des ampoules à basse consommation

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low-energy lightbulbs

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éteindre les appareils électriques

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to switch off electrical appliances

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isoler une pièce

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to insulate a room

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l'isolation

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insulation

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aller travailler en bicyclette

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to cycle to work

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un système de vélo en libre service

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a bicyle-sharing system

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justice climatique

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climate justice

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sensibiliser le public à un problème

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to make people aware of a problem

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une campagne de sensibilisation

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an awareness(-raising) campaign

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tirer la sonnette d'alarme

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to sound the alarm

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donner l'alerte

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to give the alert

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un avertissement

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a wake-up call

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faire des promesses sans prendre de mesures concrètes

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to pay lip-service to a causes

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joindre le geste à la parole

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to put your money where your mouth is

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les gestes sont plus éloquents que les mots

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actions speak louder than words