Vocabulary definition

Environmental impacts: Negative effects of human activities on nature, such as air pollution and waste mismanagement. 

Sustainability: Using resources responsibly to avoid harming future generations.

Air pollution: Contamination of air by harmful substances from vehicles, factories...

Waste management; Methods to reduce and handle waste, like recycling and composting. 

Recycling: Reusing materials like plastic or paper to reduce waste. 

Composting: Natural process of turning organic waste into fertilizer. 

Renewable energy: Energy from natural sources like the sun or wind

Sustainable transportation:  Eco-friendly travel options like public transport and carpooling. 

Glossary:

Environmental Impacts:
The effects that human activities have on the natural environment, including pollution, waste, and resource use.

Sustainability:
The practice of meeting current needs without harming the ability of future generations to meet theirs, often by reducing waste and conserving resources.

Renewable Energy:
Energy that comes from natural sources that are constantly replenished, such as solar or wind power.

Carbon Footprint/Environmental Footprint:
The total amount of greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide, produced directly or indirectly by human activities.

Climate Change:
Long-term changes in temperature and weather patterns caused mainly by human activities, such as burning fossil fuels.

Climate Action:
Steps taken to reduce the negative effects of climate change, such as cutting emissions or using clean energy.

Waste Diversion:
The process of redirecting waste away from landfills by using methods like recycling and composting.

Carbon Emissions:
The release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, often from vehicles, factories, or energy use.

Zero Waste Program:
An initiative aiming to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills by promoting recycling, composting, and reuse.

Environmental Advocacy:
Public support or actions taken to protect and improve the environment, often through education or policy change.

Behavioral Change:
Adjustments in people's habits or routines to support environmental goals, such as reducing car idling or recycling more.

Green Infrastructure:
Environmentally friendly design and technology used in buildings or stadiums, such as solar panels or energy-efficient systems.

Social and Cultural Shifts:
Changes in community attitudes and behaviors that support more sustainable and environmentally responsible practices.

Economic and Social Disparities:
Differences in access to resources, education, or opportunities that can affect how communities respond to environmental challenges.

Carbon Literacy:
Understanding how everyday actions affect the environment, especially in relation to carbon emissions, and knowing how to reduce them.