vocabulary environment

conventional

fossil fuels

gas,oil,coal

finite resources

Finite Resources (e.g. gas,oil)

-will be depleted (verbaucht) over the time

-produce too much C02 emissions

-detrimental (schädlich) effect on the environment

fracking

Fracking

-extracing (Gewinnung) gas from rocks deep below the earths surface- by exploding rocks using chemicals, water under high pressure

-a method of mining (Bergbau) in which cracks are created in a type of rock called shale (Schiefer) in order to obtain gas, oil or other substances that are inside it

Carboon Foot print

• the amount of charbon dioxide a person, organization, building etc produces, used as a measure of their effect on the environment

Infinite resources

renewable energy ressources

degradable/bio degradable

sustainable

reliable/unreliable

harness energy

Hanress energy

• use the energy from the sun/wind/earths core (Erdkern) /tides (Gezeiten) /water

• excessive utilisation of fossils fuels by industry factoriew in production, especially the clothes industry, transportation, tourism, farming, public utilities: heating, lighting, transportation

• too much traffic congestion (Überfüllung) —> Co2 emissions

Agri culture

• green houses

• animal farming

—> these are the main culprits (Schuldigen)

• farm animals —> release too much methane, 25 times more potent than CO2

Impact of using fossil fuels:

• depletes (verringern) resources, pollutes, damages, contaminates (verschmutzen) environment

• melta permafrost

• forests recede (Rückgang)

Further damage caused by global warming

• frequent and intensive natural disaster such as drought (Dürre), hurricanes, floods, subside (nachlassen) —> locust (Heuschrecke), mice (Mäuse), spider plague- no natual enemie

• Animals and plants species become extinct (ausgestorben)

• Farmers use pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers (Düngemittel) for better crop sields (Getreidefelder)

• Instead of manure (düngen)= results fewer insects, dying of bees

• Nature pollinator: fishing- overfishing using huge nets and trawlers, whale hunting, Plastics- throw away plastics, pollution of the ocean, re-usable

furnished