environment - place where people, plants, and animals live, traffic jam, wildlife - animals, birds, and plants living in their natural habitat, carbon footprint - amount of carbon dioxide produced by a person or company’s activity, endangered species - animals or plants that may soon become extinct, extinct  - no more of this species alive in the world, flood - when a place is covered with water, greenhouse effect - the gradual warming of the Earth due to pollution and gases, greenhouse gases - gases, especially carbon dioxide, that cause the greenhouse effect, fumes - gas or smoke which is usually dangerous, unsustainable - cannot be maintained long term, limited resources, traffic - lots of cars, lorries etc using roads, congested roads - roads which are blocked by traffic, overpopulation - too many people living in a place , climate change - changes in the planet’s weather, particularly causing it to get warmer, global warming - the gradual increase in the earth’s temperature caused by greenhouse gases, emissions - gas that is sent out to the air, pollution - harmful materials put into the environment, ozone layer - protective layer in the Earth’s atmosphere that protects from UV radiation, rising sea levels - the increasing level of the sea’s surface, deforestation - process of cutting down trees in a large area, toxic waste, fossil fuels - fuel that comes from the ground, such as oil or coal, solar energy - energy from the sun, solar panels , wind energy - energy from wind, nuclear energy/power - energy produced by a nuclear reactor, natural resources - materials from nature which we can use such as wood, coal, , minerals, water, environmentally friendly - not harmful to the environment, wind turbines, organic - free from artificial chemicals, in food and animals, sustainable - able to continue over a period of time and not harmful to the environment, recycle - use waste materials again, biodegradable - able to break down naturally, green energy - energy that is clean and doesn’t pollute the environment, conserve energy - save energy, cut down on - reduce, use less of something, reduce - make less, reforestation - planting lots of trees to replace ones that have been cut down, activist - person who takes action in order to make political change, protest - make a strong public expression of disagreement, often a march,

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