Saving The Planet Flashcards by Linnéa Donath

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imminent

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unmittelbar, bevorstehend, drohend

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sustainability

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Nachhaltigkeit

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consumer

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Konsument/in

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to compromise

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gefährden, beeinträchtigen

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to overshoot

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überschreiten

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resource

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Ressource, Quelle

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budget

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Budget

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to move up

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aufrücken, vorrücken, vorverlegen

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norm

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Norm, Regel, Standard

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to exhaust sth.

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etw. aufbrauchen, etw. erschöpfen

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ecosystem

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Ökosystem, Naturhaushalt

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to regenerate

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erneuern, regenerieren

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to be akin to

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Etw. gleichen, etw. ähneln

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to deplete

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aufbrauchen, leeren, erschöpfen

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to overspend

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sich verausgaben

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evident

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offensichtlich, erwiesen

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deforestation

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Abholzung, Waldzerstörung

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soil

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Boden

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erosion

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Erosion, Abtragung

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biodiversity

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Artenvielfalt, biologische Vielfalt

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Build-up

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Anhäufung

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carbon dioxide

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Kohlenstoffdioxid

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pressing

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dringend, akut

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Consumption

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Verbrauch, Konsum

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to zoom in

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heranzoomen

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myriad

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Vielzahl

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viable

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funktionsfähig, lebensfähig

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gradual

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schrittweise

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to relate sth to sth

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etwas mit etwas verknüpfen, einen Zusammenhang herstellen zwischen

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unprecedented

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neuartig, noch nie dagewesen

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urbanization

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Urbanisierung, Stadtwachstum

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considerable

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beachtlich, erheblich

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glacier

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Gletscher

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ice cap

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polare Eiskappe

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Flooding

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Überflutung

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coastal

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Küsten, an der Küste gelegen

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unpredictable

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unberechenbar, unvorhersehbar

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severe

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ernst, heftig massiv

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Drought

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Dürre, Trockenheit

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frequency

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Häufigkeit

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heatwave

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Hitzewelle

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shortage

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Mangel, Knappheit

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crop

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Ernte

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to jeopardize

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gefährden, aufs Spiel setzen

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malnutrition

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Unterernährung, Mangelernährung

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starvation

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Hunger, Hungersnot

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greenhouse Gas

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Treibhausgas

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irreversible

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unumkehrbar, irreversibel

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versatile

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vielseitig, vielfältig

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Gear

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Ausrüstung

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bio-degradable

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biologisch abbaubar

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to litter

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vermüllen

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repercussion

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Auswirkung, Nachwirkung

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to underestimate

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unterschätzen

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Fossil fuel

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fossiler Brennstoff

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to mine

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abbauen

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to extract

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entnehmen, gewinnen, fördern

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fracking

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Fracking

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to contaminate

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verseuchen, verschmutzen

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to Soar

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Aufsteigen, in die Höhe steigen

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to Soar

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Aufsteigen, in die Höhe steigen

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hydro

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Wasser-, Wasserkraft

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advance

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Fortschritt

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to generate

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erzeugen

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Hydrogen

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Waserstoff

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prolonged

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anhaltend, andauernd

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Plastic fibres

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Kunststofffaser

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Landfill

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Mülldeponie