Global warming

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coûts initiaux élevés (pour le nucléaire)

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high upfront costs

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composants électriques

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electric components

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l’afflux de

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the surge of

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à l’échelle requise

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at the required scale

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redonner vie à qc/qun

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to give sb/smth a new lease ON life (by doing smthg)

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il ne produit pratiquement aucune émission de carbone

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it produces hardly any carbon emissionS

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bénéfices environnementaux

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environmental benefits

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efficacité énergétique

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energy efficiency

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réduire la dépendance aux énergies fossiles

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to reduce the dependence ON fossil fuels

Attention: dependence= pour ce qui est économique/ dependency = pour pat

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bilan carbonne/ empreinte carbone

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carbon footprint

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pompe à chaleur

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heat pump

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énergie hydraulique

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hydropower/ hydroelectricity

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panneaux solaires

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solar panels

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énergie solaire

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solar energy

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énergie éolienne

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wind power

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photovoltaïque

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photovoltaïc (photo-vol-TA-ic)

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nuisible/ nocif

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harmful

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il faut tirer la sonnette d’alarme

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we must sound the alarm!

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polluer

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to pollute

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l’énergie nucléaire ne libère pas de gaz polluants dans l’atmosphère

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Nuclear energy does not release polluting gases INTO the atmosphere

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l’explosion de la demande mondiale, notamment des pays émergents

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the explosion of the global demand,
notably in emerging countries

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raréfaction des ressources

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the scarcity of resources

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Ajd ces resources connaissent une flamblée des prix

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Recently these resources have seen a price HIKE.

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l’énergie nucléaire

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nuclear energy (attention pas de “the”)

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dompter

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to tame

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désertification

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desertification

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inondations

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floods

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large mass of ice and snow

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a glacier (GLA-ssi- eur)

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sécheresse

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drought (DRA-out)

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effet de serre

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greenhouse effect

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météorologie

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meteorology

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gas qui provoque l’effet de serre

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greenhouse gas

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montée des eaux

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sea-level rise

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température moyenne mondiale

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global average temperature

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niveaux de dioxyde de carbone de la période pré-industrielle

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pre-industrial levels of Carbon Dioxyde (carbon concentration PRIOR TO the start of the Industrial Revolution)

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économie circulaire

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circular economy (reusing, sharing, repairing and recycling resources)

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éco-conscient/ responsable

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eco-conscious

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quotas carbon

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carbon offsets : monetary purchase to counter the amount of carbon emitted INTO the atmosphere rather than reducing carbon use

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definition of greenwashing

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misrepresenting smthg as being green when it’s not environmentally sound

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Definition of net-zero

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Achieving a balance between emissions produced and emissions REMOVED FROM the atmosphere; also known as carbon neutrality