CLIMATE TECH: THE JOURNEY TO NET ZERO

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net zero

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reducing CO2 etc. emissions to nothing

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carbon emissions

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emissions stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement

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to be committed

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you’re pledged or obligated to do it

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to be aware

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having knowledge or perception of a situation or fact

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urgent

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: requiring immediate action or attention.

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počasen napredek

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progress is slow

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ingenuity

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the quality of being clever, original, and inventive.

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nova zadeva

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invention, inventiveness

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zavarovati dobro prihodnost

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securing good future

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climate tech

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technology to help combat the climate crisis

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BMS

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building management systems

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zelo zapravljiv

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incredibly wasteful

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porušiti najslabšo stavbo in zgraditi novo

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• To pull down the worst buildings and start over

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carbon-neutral

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having a balance between emitting carbon and absorbing carbon from the atmosphere in carbon sinks

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construction

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the action of building something, typically a large structure

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stavbe naredimo varčne

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• Make buildings as efficient as possible

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optimise

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make best use of

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abbreviated

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make shorter

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energy consumption

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the total energy consumed by end users, such as households, industry and agriculture

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pinpoint

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find with a high level of accuracy

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cost-effective

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effective or productive in relation to its cost.

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solution

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a means of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation.

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insulation

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the action of insulating something.

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heat exchangers

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devices that move the heat from one fluid to another

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visoka pripravljenost

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high-performance

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če znižamo porabo energije se zmanjša strošek uporabe

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• By reducing energy use, you also reduce running costs

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concrete

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hard material used in building

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cement

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ingredient of concrete (along with sand, small stones, water)

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built environment

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man-made structures, features, and facilities viewed collectively as an environment in which people live and work.

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capture

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: catch and keep

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replace

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take the place of.

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3-d printing

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an additive manufacturing process that creates a physical object from a digital design.

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eco-beton

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eco-concrete

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holy grail

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(figurative) something valuable that is being looked for

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renewables

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a natural resource or source of energy that is not depleted by use, such as water, wind, or solar power.

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energijska produkcija

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energy production

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fossil fuels

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a natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.

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incentives

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financial encouragement

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carbon capture

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the process of trapping carbon dioxide produced by burning fossil fuels or other chemical or biological processes and storing it in such a way that it is unable to affect the atmosphere, with the aim of mitigating the effects of global warming.

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sequestration

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process of catching and storing gases

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ccus

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carbon capture, usage and sequestration

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velika lestvica

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massive scale

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scale

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involving large numbers or a large area; extensive.

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energy intensive

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using large amount of energy

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ghg

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greenhouse gases, e.g. carbon dioxide, methane

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industrijski proces

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• Industrial process

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agrikultura

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• Agriculture: the science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products.

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habitat degredation

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• Habitat degradation: when their condition declines due to factors such as pollution, invasive species, and over-utilization of natural resources.

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rastlinska hrana

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plant-based food

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vertical farms

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• Vertical farms: practice of growing crops in vertically stacked layers; gojenje v rastlinjakih

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hydroponics

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growing plants/crops in water with minerals and nutrients

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generation

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all of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively

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regenerative farming

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outcome-based food production system that nurtures and restores soil health, protects the climate and water resources and biodiversity, and enhances farms’ productivity and profitability.

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ujeti ogljik v zemlji

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• Sequester carbon in the soil

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the circular economy

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reduce, reuse, recycle, share, remanufacture and upcycle

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circular manufacturing

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: a production and consumption model whereby manufacturers find means to bring back materials into the economy instead of discarding them.

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vzeti v obzir

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• To take into consideration

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re-purpose

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to change something slightly in order to make it suitable for a new purpose

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carbon positive

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: better than net zero, i.e. saves more CO2 than is being used