Climate change

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der Klimawandel

climate change

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die Erderwärmung

global warming

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die Treibhausgasemissionen

greenhouse gas emissions

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der CO2-Fussabdruck

carbon footprint

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das Netto-Null-Ziel

net-zero emissions target

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die Klimaneutralität

climate neutrality

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das Pariser Abkommen

Paris Agreement

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das 1,5-Grad-Ziel

1.5-degree target

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der Kipppunkt

tipping point (critical climate threshold)

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die Gletscherschmelze

glacier retreat / melting of glaciers

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das Permafrosttauen

permafrost thawing

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die Extremwetterereignisse

extreme weather events

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die Hitzewelle

heatwave

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die Dürreperiode

prolonged period of drought

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das Artensterben

species extinction / biodiversity loss

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die Zersiedelung

urban sprawl / landscape fragmentation

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die Versiegelung

soil sealing / paving over green spaces

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die Kreislaufwirtschaft

circular economy

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die graue Energie

embodied energy / hidden energy in manufacturing

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die Ressourceneffizienz

resource efficiency

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die Wegwerfgesellschaft

throwaway society

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das Greenwashing

greenwashing (deceptive environmental PR)

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das Alibi-Handeln

tokenism / performative action

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die Klimajugend

climate youth movement

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der zivile Ungehorsam

civil disobedience

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die Klimaklage

climate lawsuit / climate litigation

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die Klimaseniorinnen

Climate Seniors Association (Swiss litigation group)

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die Vorreiterrolle

pioneering role / front-runner position

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die Lenkungsabgabe

incentive tax / corrective tax (e.g., CO2 levy)

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die Umverteilung

redistribution (e.g., tax revenue rebated to population)

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der Emissionsrechtehandel

emissions trading system (cap-and-trade)

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die Verhaltensänderung

behavioral change

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die Suffizienz

sufficiency (consuming less by lifestyle choice)

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die Effizienz

efficiency (using less energy per output)

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die Konsistenz

consistency (using eco-friendly/circular technologies)

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das Verursacherprinzip

polluter-pays principle

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die Eigenverantwortung

individual responsibility

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die kollektive Verantwortung

collective responsibility

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die Klimagerechtigkeit

climate justice (fair burden-sharing globally)

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die historische Verantwortung

historical responsibility (developed nations' cumulative emissions)

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die Schäden und Verluste

loss and damage (climate finance mechanism)

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der Klimanotstand

climate emergency

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die Sensibilisierung

awareness-raising / sensitization

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die Bewusstseinsbildung

consciousness-building / raising awareness

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die Umweltbildung

environmental education

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das Klimabewusstsein

climate awareness

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der Erklärungsansatz

explanatory approach / theoretical framework

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die Machbarkeit

feasibility / viability

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die Akzeptanz

public acceptance / popular approval

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die Abkehr von

departure from / moving away from (fossil fuels)

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die Transformation

systemic transformation / structural transition

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irreversibel

irreversible

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zukunftsfähig

future-proof / sustainable in the long term

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resilient

resilient / adaptable to shocks

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nachhaltig

sustainable

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verbindlich

legally binding / obligatory

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flächendeckend

nationwide / across the board

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ambitioniert

ambitious

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kontraproduktiv

counter-productive

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abfedern

to cushion / buffer (social or financial impacts)

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ausstossen

to emit / release (pollutants, gases)

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kompensieren

to offset / compensate (emissions)

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umsteuern

to change course / steer in a new direction

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überstrapazieren

to overstrain / overtax (natural ecosystems)

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sensibilisieren für

to raise awareness for / make people conscious of

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verankern

to anchor / enshrine (in the constitution or law)

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subventionieren

to subsidize

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ahnden

to penalize / sanction (regulatory violations)

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eindämmen

to curb / stem / rein in

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initiieren

to initiate / launch (a project or initiative)

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Vorrang einräumen

to give priority to

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den Hebel ansetzen

to tackle the root of the problem / apply leverage

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ein Umdenken erfordern

to require a paradigm shift / change in mindset

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vor vollendete Tatsachen stellen

to present with a fait accompli

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