Sozial and ecological sustainability

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above/below sea level

über/unter dem Meeresspiegel

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to become extinct

aussterben

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biodegradable

kompostierbar

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carbon footprint

CO2-Bilanz

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climate change

Klimawandel

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climate crisis

Klimakrise

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drought

Dürre

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environmentally-friendly

umweltfreundlich

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fossil fuel

fossile Brennstoffe

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global temperature

globale temperatur

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greenhouse effect

Treibhauseffekt

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ice sheet

Eisschild, Inlandeis

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to melt

schmelzen

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natural disasters

Naturkatastrophen

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ozone layer

ozanschicht

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power station

Kraftwerk

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to predict

vorhersagen, reduzieren

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raw material

Rohstoffe

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to recycle sth.

etw. recyceln

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to reduce sth.

etw. verringern, etw. reduzieren

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to reuse sth.

etw. wiederverwenden

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(ir-)revisible

(nicht) umkehrbar

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rising sea levels

steigende Meerespiegel

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sustainable

nachhaltig

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acid rain

saurer Regen

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air pollution

Luftverschmutzung

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atmosphere

Erdatmosphäre

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carbon dioxide

Kohlendioxid

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chemicals

Chemikalien

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emission

Schadstoffausstoß

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excess packaging

unnütze/überflüssige Verpackung

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fertilizer

Dünger

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fuel

Brennstoff, Benzin

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fumes

Abgase

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landfill

Mülldeponie

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lead

Blei

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light pollution

Leichtverschmutzung

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living conditions

Lebensbedingungen

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marine pollution

Meeresverschmutzung

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meltdown

Kernschmelze

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mercury

Quecksilber

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microbeads

Mikroperlen, MIkrobeads

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microplastic

Microplastik

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nanoplastic

Nanoplasik

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noise pollution

lärm Belastung

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the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

der große pazifische Müllstrudel

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pollutant

Schadstoff

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pollution

Verschmutzung

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radioactive waste

radioaktiver Abfall

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reusable

wiederverwendbar

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single-use-plastic

Einwegplastik

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substance

Substanz

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sulphur dioxide

Schwefeldioxid

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sulphuric acid

Schwefelsäure

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waste

Müll

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agriculture

Landwirtschaft

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alternative energy sources

alternative Energiequellen

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biodiversity

Biodiversität

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carbon emission

KOhlenstoffausstoß

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conservation

Erhaltung, Naturschutz

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coral reef

Korallenriff

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deforestation

Entwaldung, Abholzung

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ecosystem

Ökosystem

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food chain

Nahrungskette

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global warming

globale Erwärmung

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infinite resource

eneubarer Rohstoff

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palm oil

palmenöl

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pesticide

Pestizid

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pollinator

Pollenspender, Bestäuber

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to pose a threat to sb./sth.

für jdn./etw. eine Bedrohung darstellen

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power cut

Stromausfall

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renewable energy

erneuerbare Energie

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slash-and-burn method

Brandordnung

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species

Art, spezies

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vegan

veganer/-in

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vegetarian

Vegetarier/-in

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water supply

Wasserversorgung

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wave energy

Wellenenergie, Wellenkraft

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wind turbine

windras

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WWF (world Wildfire Fund)

weltweit wichtigste Umweltorganisiation

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bargain hunting

Schnäppchenjagd

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capitalism

Kapitalismus

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chain

Handelskette

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competitive

konkurrenzorientiert, wettbewerbsorientiert

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consumerism

Konsum

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discount

Nachlass, Rabatt

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(un)ethical

(un)ethisch

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excessive

übermäßig, überschüssig

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to export sth.

etw. exportieren

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fairtrade

fairer Handel

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fashion victim

jmd. der immer nach dem neusten Modetrend gekleidet sein möchte

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fast fashion

fast fashion

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globalization

Glabalisierung

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greenwashing

greenwashing (so tun als wäre man eco-friendly)

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to hold sb. accountable

jdn. zur Verantwortung ziehen

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to import sth.

etw. importieren

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independent business

selbstständiges Geschäft

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locally produced

lokal produziert

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to meet the demand for sth.

den Bedarf decken

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overproduction

Überproduktion

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