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sustainable

nachhaltig

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(to) discard


(to) dump


(to) dispose of sth

etwas wegwerfen

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there’s more to it than that

es ist mehr dabei als nur das

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(to) sacrifice

opfern

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(to) generalize / generalise

generalisieren

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hypocrite

Heuchler

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(to) release into the atmosphere

in die Atmosphäre entlassen

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responsible for

verantwortlich für

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(to) reduce

verringern

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carbon footprint

CO2 Abdruck

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fossil fuels

fossile Brennstoffe

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on average

im Durchschnitt

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transport of goods

Transport von Gütern

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approach

herangehen

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(to) threaten


(to) endanger

bedrohen

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major threat

große Bedrohung

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(nuclear) power plant

(Atom-)Kraftwerk

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consumption

Verbrauch

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consumerism

Konsum

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convenience

Bequemlichkeit

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supply

Vorrat

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(to) do without

ohne etwas auskommen

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(to) avoid … in the first place

von Anfang an … vermeiden

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(to) air the room

den Raum lüften

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little effort

wenig Aufwand

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mind …

beachte …

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electronical device / gadget

elektronisches Gerät

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sort / seperate waste

Müll trennen [2 Varianten]

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raw material

Rohstoff

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(to) use up

aufbrauchen

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destruction

Zerstörung

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bottle bank

Altglascontainer

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wrap

verpacken

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(to) raise / lower taxes

Steuern erhöhen / senken

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(to) raise / lower the price of …

den Preis von … erhöhen / senken

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(to) prohibit / ban

verbieten [2 Varianten]

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(to) fine

bestrafen

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(to) support / foster

unterstützen / fördern

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(to) exploit / exploitation

ausbeuten / Ausbeutung

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fabric

Stoff

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(to) sew

nähen

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union

Gewerkschaft

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sweat shop

“Ausbeutefabrik“

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(to) outsource

auslagern

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developing countries

Entwicklungsländer

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