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77 Cards in this Set
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Brennstoffe
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combustable fuels
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speichern
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to store (eg CO2)
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entstehen aus
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to originate from
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Erderwärmung
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Global warming
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Treibhausgase
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Greenhouse gases
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vergrößern
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to enlargen
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Energieträger
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energy source
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wesentlich
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essential
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die Ozonschicht
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Ozone layer
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erschöpfbar
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exhaustible (eg non-renewable)
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erzeugen
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to produce
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Versorgungslücke
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a shortage in supply
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der Vorrate (ä, ~e)
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reserve(s)
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ausgehen
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to deplete
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Versorgungsunsicherheit
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uncertainty of supply
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bedrohen
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to threaten
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Energiebedarf
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energy requirement
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kostengünstige
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cost-efficient
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Förderung
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promotion (eg advertising)
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vorausdenken
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to plan ahead
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ausreifen
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to perfect (eg technology)
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Gemeinden
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communities
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Atommülllagerung
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nuclear waste storage
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Urantransport
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Uranium transport
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Uranabbau
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Uranium extraction
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der Abfall (ä, ~e)
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waste
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unbezahlbar
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not affordable
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gesundheitsschädlich
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harmful
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Radioaktivität
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radioactivity
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Strahlen
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rays
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das Atomkraftwerk
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nuclear power plant
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das Ökostrom
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green energy
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plündern
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to plunder; to exploit
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rasant
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rapid
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verschwenden
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to waste
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gefährden
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to endanger
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Bewohner
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residents
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Rohstoffe
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raw materials
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benötigen
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to require
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Netz
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the grid (electricity)
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risikoreich
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risky
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Abholzung
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deforestation
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Brandrodung
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land clearance
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ausbeuten
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to exploit
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schonungslos
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ruthlessly
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die Schatzkammer (~n)
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treasuries
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die Rücksicht
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regard, consideration
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Plantagen
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plantations
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der Strassenbau
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road construction
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die Rinderzucht
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cattle farming
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klimafreundlich
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environmentally friendly
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der Verfall
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deterioration
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verbrauchen
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to consume (fuel)
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gelangen
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to travel (eg UV-Strahlen)
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Fachleute
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experts
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der Bestand (ä, ~e)
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stock(s) e.g der Bestand an Vorräten = reserve stocks
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erneuerbare/nachhaltige Energie
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renewable energy
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überfischen
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to overfiish
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unwiederbringlich
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irretrievably
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Überschwemmungen
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floodings
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Sturmfluten
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tidal storms
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Mehrwegflaschen
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recyclable bottles
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Hitzewellen
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heat waves
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Wirbelstürme
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hurricanes
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Behälter
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containers
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Dürren
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droughts
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Ausbreitung der Wüsten
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expansion of deserts, dessertification
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ungewöhnlich
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unusual
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Endlagerung
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final storage
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der Klimawandel
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climate change
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das Loch
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the hole
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die Energiequelle (~n)
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energy source(s)
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Hungersnot (ö, ~e)
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famine(s)
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die Art (~en)
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species
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Naturkatastrophen
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natural disasters
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die Regelung |
regulation, control, arrangement |
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die Vorschriften |
instructions, specifications, regulations |
