environmental issues

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carbon footprint
We're trying to reduce our carbon footprint by using our bikes more and The car less.
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ślad węglowy
climate change
We need to take climate change more seriously, or our world is going to become a very different place.
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zmiana klimatu
global warming
If we don't do something about global warming, some Islandia are going to disappear under the sea.
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globalne ocieplenie
greenhouse effect
the greenhouse effect means our planets is becoming warmer than it should be.
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efekt cieplarniany
ozone layer
Although we can't see it, the ozone layer protects us from dangerous UV radiation.
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warstwa ozonowa
renewable Energy
we need to rely more on renewable energy like solar panels to generate electricity.
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energia odnawialna
sustainable development
Governments are now more concerned about sustainable development, but they still don't do enough to control Economist growth.
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rozwój zrównoważony
toxic waste
there is a lot of industry there and The River and sea are polluted with toxic waste.
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odpady toksyczne
call for
require, demand
This situation calls for immediate action.
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poprosić o coś, wymagać.
chop down
make a tree, etc. fall by cutting it
We decided to chop down the old oak tree in the garden.
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ściąć
clean up
make a place completly clean and tidy
Why don't you clean up your room before your friends arrive?
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sprzątać
die out
become less common and then disappear
Does anyone know why the dinousaurs died out?
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wymierać
do away with
get rid of
They've done away with the traffic lights outside the school.
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pozbyć się
run out
if sth runs out, you don't have any more of it
One day, all the world's oil supply will run out. What will we do then?
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skończyć się
throw away
get rid of sht you no longer want
Do you mind if I throw away all these old magazines?
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wyrzucać
wipe out
destroy completely
Wolves were wiped out in Britain centuries ago
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usunąć, pozbyć się
affected by
Were you affected by the recent foolds?
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pod wpływem
expose to
Young childern shouldn't be expose to cigarette smoke.
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wystawiać na
harmful to
Building another airport will be very harmful to the local environment.
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szkodliwe dla
protected from
Elephants need to be protected from local hunter.
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chroniony przed
threatened by
The local wildlife is threatened by pollution from factories.
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zagrożony przez
waste of
Trying to expalin something to Harry is a waste of time because he never listens.
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