Sustainability (glosor v.10)

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• sustainability meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
• carbon emissions växthusgasutsläpp
• carbon dioxide koldioxid
• carbon footprint the total carbon dioxide emissions produced by an individual, group, or location
• climate change a change in global or regional climate patterns
• global warming An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere
• natural resources naturresurser (olja, mineral, träd)
• solar energy energy from the sun that is converted into electrical energy
• deforestation The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves.
• ambience atmosphere; mood; feeling
• incumbent the current officeholder
• agriculture farming
• utensils tools used in cooking or eating; objects that are useful in doing or making something
• drought a long period without rain
• extinction A term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals.
• greenwashing A practice in which companies promote their products as environmentally friendly when in truth the brand provides little ecological benefit
• transcendent going beyond the limits of ordinary experience
• patrons protector
• exertion physical or mental effort
• ancestor A relative who lived in the past
• hinterland wilderness
• devout having or showing deep religious feeling or commitment
• suffice to be enough
• plaintain an African fruit similar to a banana -- but better cooked
• in vain without success
• ailing in poor health

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