Climate ✅

The Anthropocene

(antropocen) human activity has become the main influence on Earth's climate

Fossil fuels

(paliwa kopalne) - Coal, oil, and natural gas used to produce energy.

Carbon footprint

(ślad węglowy) - The total amount of greenhouse gases produced by a person, activity, or product.

Water footprint

ślad wodny) - The total amount of freshwater used by a person

Climate / geoengineering

(inżynieria klimatu / geoinżynieria) - Large-scale technological actions designed to change Earth's climate.

Carbon capture / sequestration

(wychwytywanie i składowanie CO₂) -capturing carbon and storing underground.

Net zero

(zerowa emisja netto) greenhouse gases emitted is equal to the amount from the atmosphere.

Renewable energy

(energia odnawialna) Energy from natural sources

A wind turbine / farm

(turbina/ farma wiatrowa) - A machine that converts wind into electricity

A solar panel

(panel słoneczny) - A device that converts sunlight into electrical energy.

Wave power

(energia fal) - Energy from the movement of ocean waves.

Tidal power

(energia pływów) - Energy produced from the natural rise and fall of ocean tides.

A (hydrogen) fuel cell

(ogniwo paliwowe) - A device that produces electricity through a chemical reaction, often using hydrogen.

Fission vs fusion

(rozszczepienie vs synteza jądrowa) - Fission is splitting atomic fusion is combining nuclei

Factory farming

(hodowla przemysłowa) - farming of animals for food production.

Vertical farming

(rolnictwo wertykalne) - Growing crops indoors using controlled conditions.

Cultured meat

(mięso hodowane komórkowo) - Meat grown from animal cells in a laboratory

Slow food

(ruch slow food) promoting traditional, local, and sustainable food production.

A doomsday scenario

(scenariusz zagłady) - A predicted situation involving total destruction or disaster.

Living off the grid

(żyć poza systemem) - Living without relying on public utilities

De-extinction

(przywracanie wymarłych gatunków) - The process of bringing extinct species back to life using biotechnology.

Genetic engineering / modification

(inżynieria genetyczna) - The direct manipulation of an organism's DNA.

Gene therapy

(terapia genowa) A medical treatment that involves modifying genes to cure or prevent disease.

A designer baby

(dziecko na zamówienie) A baby whose genetic characteristics have been selected or altered.

An artificial uterus

(sztuczna macica) - A device that allows a fetus to develop outside a human body.

A brain implant

implant mózgowy) - A device placed in the brain to restore or enhance brain function.

Grown-to-order organs

(organy hodowane na zamówienie) - Lab-grown organs created specifically for transplantation into patient