Pollution
Climate change
Impacts
Green solutions
Jumble word puzzle
100

the amount of carbon dioxide that a person or organization produces by the things they do

What do we call our 'carbon footprint'?

100

What is one of the major issues facing Mankind in the decades to come? 'Climate change' is not the correct answer.

climate disruption

100

... loss includes the extinction, reduction or loss of animal species in a certain habitat.

biodiversity loss

100

Hydropower, wind power, solar energy, bioenergy and geothermal energy all are ... energies.

renewable or green energies

100

trogudh

drought

200

a fuel such as coal or oil that is produced by the very gradual decaying of animals or plants over millions of years

What a fossil fuel?

200

What peril did California face from 2011 to 2019?

drought

200

Can you translate, 'greens', 'the Greens', 'to go green' and 'to vote green' into French?

légumes verts, les Verts (parti écologiste), se convertir à l'écologie

200

How can anyone reduce their carbon footprint? Give ate least 5 examples.

cloth bag, waste sorting, composting, low-energy light bulbs, insulation (to insulate), carpooling, consuming local and seasonal products, limit meat consumption - especially beef etc.

200

wtah

thaw (le dégel)

300

Give two synonyms for waste.

garbage, rubbish

300

As the world warms, temperate areas are more likely to experience ... ...

heat waves

300

To be 'out of the woods' means...

not having a problem or difficulty any longer

300

Greta Thunberg, Melati &Isabel Wijsen, and

Xiuhtezcatl Martinez are young climate ...

climate activists

300

oflingdo

flooding (inondations)

400

What's the English for 'effet de serre'?

greenhouse effect

400

Of the four mega fires in Australia since 1930, how many have happened since 2000?

three

400

We call 'climate refugee' anyone who has been ... because of irreversible damage caused to their living area.

displaced

400

... development is an approach which aims to address environmental issues while promising economic growth.

sustainable development

400

flsiboeu

biofuels

500

What does CO2 stand for?

carbon dioxide

500

What phenomenon is human activity to blame for in the poles?

the melting of glaciers and ice caps

500

Earthquakes, volcanic activity, landslides, drought, wildfires, storms, and flooding all are ...

natural disasters

500

What is degrowth as opposed to sustainable development?

the concept of degrowth aims to address climate change by downscaling economic growth

500

ycclere

recycle