Environmental issues

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1. 1carbon footprintуглеродный следFlying less is the easiest way to reduce your carbon footprint.
2. 2deforestationвырубка лесовDeforestation is destroying the Amazon rainforest.
3. 3greenhouse gasesпарниковые газыCars and factories release greenhouse gases.
4. 4emissionsвыбросыThe country aims to cut emissions by half by 2035.
5. 5fossil fuelsископаемое топливоWe still depend heavily on fossil fuels.
6. 6biodiversityбиоразнообразиеPesticides are a serious threat to biodiversity.
7. 7sustainableустойчивый, экологичныйWe need a more sustainable approach to farming.
8. 8depletionистощениеThe depletion of fish stocks worries scientists.
9. 9habitat lossутрата среды обитанияHabitat loss is the main threat to wildlife.
10. 10extinctionвымираниеHundreds of species face extinction.
11. 11contaminationзаражение, загрязнениеThe contamination of drinking water made hundreds ill.
12. 12landfillсвалка, полигон отходовMost of our plastic ends up in landfill.
13. 13carbon-neutralуглеродно-нейтральныйThe company promises to be carbon-neutral by 2030.
14. 14rising sea levelsповышение уровня моряRising sea levels threaten coastal cities.
15. 15single-useодноразовыйMany countries have banned single-use plastic bags.