German B1 - Environmental Issues and Climate Change
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die Umwelt
environment (the natural world around us)
der Umweltschutz
environmental protection
der Klimawandel
climate change
die Erderwärmung
global warming (literally “earth warming”; often synonymous with Klimawandel)
das Klima
climate
der Treibhauseffekt
greenhouse effect
die Energie, -n
energy
erneuerbare Energie
renewable energy
die Umweltverschmutzung
environmental pollution
verschmutzen
to pollute (to make dirty)
die Luftverschmutzung
air pollution
das Abgas, -e
exhaust emission (typically from cars/factories)
der Müll
garbage, waste (general term; uncountable)
der Müllcontainer, -
garbage bin/dumpster
der Mülltrenner
waste separator
recyceln
to recycle (from English “recycle”; alternative: wiederverwerten)
das Recycling
recycling (noun)
die Verpackung, -en
packaging
plastikfrei
plastic-free
die Plastiktüte, -n
plastic bag
die Einwegflasche, -n
single-use bottle (disposable bottle)
die Mehrwegflasche, -n
reusable bottle
das Pfand
deposit (on returnable bottles)
die Solarenergie
solar energy
die Solarzelle
solar cell/panel
die Windkraft
wind power (wind energy)
die Umweltorganisation, -en
environmental organisation
die Nachhaltigkeit
sustainability
nachhaltig
sustainable, sustainably
umweltfreundlich
environmentally friendly (“eco-friendly”)
schützen
to protect
erhalten
to preserve, conserve (also: to receive, depending on context)
retten
to save, rescue
bedrohen
to threaten
gefährdet
endangered (at risk)
die Gefahr, -en
danger
das Aussterben
extinction
aussterben
to go extinct
die Naturkatastrophe, -n
natural disaster (e.g. flood, earthquake)
die Überschwemmung, -en
flood
das Hochwasser
high water, flooding
die Dürre, -n
drought