renewable energy, energy derived from natural sources, fossil fuels, fuels, such as gas, coal, and oil, that were formed underground from plant and animal remains millions of years ago, carbon footprint, a measurement of the amount of carbon dioxide that their activities produce., resource scarcity, the limited availability and access to natural resources, such as land, water, food, and energy, carbon neutrality, having a balance between emitting carbon and absorbing carbon from the atmosphere, sustainability, the quality of causing little or no damage to the environment, biodiversity, the number and types of plants and animals that exist in a particular area or in the world generally, greenhouse gases, a gas that causes the greenhouse effect, especially carbon dioxide, deforestation, the cutting down of trees in a large area, or the destruction of forests by people, conservation, the protection of plants and animals, natural areas, exploitation, the use of something in order to get an advantage from it, ethical consumption, the practice of making purchasing decisions based on moral beliefs, emphasizing responsibility and awareness of social, environmental, and political issues, circular economy, a model of production and consumption, which involves sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing and recycling existing materials and products as long as possible, greenwashing, behaviour or activities that make people believe that a company is doing more to protect the environment than it really is, fair trade, a way of buying and selling products that makes certain that the people who produce the goods receive a fair price, emissions trading, a market-oriented approach to controlling pollution by providing economic incentives for reducing the emissions of pollutants, upcycling, the activity of making new furniture, objects, etc. out of old or used things or waste material, climate resilience, the ability of an ecosystem, society or business to anticipate, prepare for and respond to the impacts of climate change, social justice, the idea that all people should have the same rights and opportunities and that a country's wealth and resources should benefit everyone in that country, overconsumption, the use of too much of something, such as fuel, energy, or goods

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