B Finding workable solutions -The hidden environmental cost of your online shopping

purchase

-> A house is the most expensive purchase most people ever make

commerce

to release

-> Some artists only release songs on the Internet

to emit

->to emit smoke, heat, radiation etc.

rapidly

->Economies often grow very rapidly in emerging markets

raw material

->raw material = wood, meat, iron, oil

department

->The Department of Molecular Biology is on the second floor

to tend to

->The rents in cities tend to be more expensive than in suburbs

vehicle

->e.g. car, bus, tractor, truck, plane

in ... terms, in terms of

->This country is ruined, not only due to our current economic crisis, but also in political terms.

to return sth

inefficiency

to expand

->The company expanded and hired more workers.

courier

modest

to be threatened (by sth)

->Our home and safety are still threatened by the ongoing war.

remote

->They lived in a remote part of the country

-> remote = far away = isolated

to promote

->to promote = to help sth to develop or

increase

mist

to be supposed to

carbon footprint

->carbon footprint = how much carbon dioxide you produce over a given period of time with your activities

fossil fuel

->Typical fossil fuels are coal, mineral oil and natural gas

emissions

well

->You can drink the water from the well

to reduce

->to reduce <-> to increase

necessity

->Food and drink are two of life’s necessities.

belligerent

mutual

->Their partnership is based on mutual respect

energy efficient

->energy efficient = using little energy to

generate power

refusal

to target sb/sth

->This product targets primarily vegans

summit

->to hold a summit, e.g. UN environmental summit

->summit = meeting between government

leaders