Vocabulary
This word means using resources without running out.
What is sustainability?
Burning coal, oil, and gas causes this problem.
What is climate change / global warming?
You can use this instead of a car to protect the environment.
What is the bus/train/bike?
This term describes old electronics like phones and computers that are thrown away.
What is e-waste (electronic waste)?
This is the term for a species disappearing completely from the Earth.
What is extinction?
This describes the weather patterns of a place over many years.
What is climate?
This is happening to sea levels because ice is melting.
What is rising?
Tuttlingen extended this area in its city center with lighter pavement to create a cooler microclimate.
What is the pedestrian zone (Fußgängerzone)?
This African country is home to a large e-waste dumping site described in the text.
What is Ghana?
This process, when coral loses its color and often dies due to warmer ocean temperatures, threatens marine ecosystems worldwide.
What is coral bleaching?
This word means the world becoming more connected through trade and technology.
What is globalization?
CO2 is an example of this type of gas.
What is a greenhouse gas?
In this year, Tuttlingen joined the Klimabündnis (Climate Alliance).
What is 1993?
This dangerous practice, used to remove plastic from wires, releases toxic fumes into the air.
What is burning e-waste?
This term describes the destruction of forests, which removes homes for countless animal species.
What is deforestation?
This is the amount of CO2 one person or company produces.
What is carbon footprint?
CO2 and methane are two examples of these.
What are greenhouse gases?
The city awards this annual prize to recognize local climate protection projects and initiatives.
What is the Tuttlinger Klimaschutzpreis?
This term describes clothing factories with poor, often dangerous working conditions.
What is a sweatshop?
This term describes the wide variety of plant and animal species in an ecosystem, which is declining due to climate change and habitat loss.
What is biodiversity?
This is the total impact a person's consumption and waste have on the planet.
What is an ecological footprint?
This is one major global issue mentioned that affects access to food, clean water, and education worldwide.
What is poverty / hunger / lack of sanitation?