Essential English vocabulary: climate change and COP26

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ. ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ืžืชื•ืจื’ืžื•ืช ืžืชื•ืจื’ืžื•ืช ื‘ืžื›ื•ื ื”.

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Net zero.
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ืืคืก ื ื˜ื•.
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We've been hearing that a lot lately.
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ืฉืžืขื ื• ืืช ื–ื” ื”ืจื‘ื” ืœืื—ืจื•ื ื”.
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But what does it really mean?
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื” ื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ื‘ืืžืช?
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All these words and numbers can feel overwhelming.
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ื›ืœ ื”ืžื™ืœื™ื ื•ื”ืžืกืคืจื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ืžื”ืžื.
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So, here are three key terms to help.
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ืื– ื”ื ื” ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ืžื•ื ื—ื™ ืžืคืชื— ืฉื™ืขื–ืจื•.
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Let's start with
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ื ืชื—ื™ืœ
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net zero.
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ืžืืคืก ื ื˜ื•.
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That means the carbon we put in
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ื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืฉื”ืคื—ืžืŸ ืฉืื ื• ืžื›ื ื™ืกื™ื
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is the same as the carbon we take out.
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ื–ื”ื” ืœืคื—ืžืŸ ืฉืื ื• ืžื•ืฆื™ืื™ื.
00:30
Leaving us with... zero.
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ืžืฉืื™ืจ ืื•ืชื ื• ืขื... ืืคืก.
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And another phrase:
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ื•ืขื•ื“ ืžืฉืคื˜:
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circular economy.
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ื›ืœื›ืœื” ืžืขื’ืœื™ืช.
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That means instead of
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ื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืฉื‘ืžืงื•ื
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making, using, then throwing away
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ืœื™ื™ืฆืจ, ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ, ื•ืื– ืœื–ืจื•ืง,
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we make, use, and reuse
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื™ื™ืฆืจื™ื, ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ื•ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื—ื•ื–ืจ, ืžื”
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making it... circular.
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ืฉื”ื•ืคืš ืื•ืชื•... ืžืขื’ืœื™.
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Which brings us round to another important number
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ืžื” ืฉืžื‘ื™ื ืื•ืชื ื• ืœืžืกืคืจ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื ื•ืกืฃ
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1.5
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1.5
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Scientists say a rise of over 1.5 degrees
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ืžื“ืขื ื™ื ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืฉืขืœื™ื™ื” ืฉืœ ืžืขืœ 1.5 ืžืขืœื•ืช
01:08
will cause an environmental catastrophe.
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ืชื’ืจื•ื ืœืืกื•ืŸ ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืชื™.
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But scientists also tell us it's not too late.
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื“ืขื ื™ื ื’ื ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืœื ื• ืฉื–ื” ืœื ืžืื•ื—ืจ ืžื“ื™.
01:19
We can use renewables
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื—ื•ืžืจื™ื ืžืชื—ื“ืฉื™ื
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reduce emissions
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ืœื”ืคื—ื™ืช ืืช ื”ืคืœื™ื˜ื•ืช
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and change our diets.
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ื•ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืชื–ื•ื ื” ืฉืœื ื•.
01:30
This will need money
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ื–ื” ื™ืฆื˜ืจืš ื›ืกืฃ
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and action, from people, businesses and governments.
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ื•ืคืขื•ืœื”, ืžืื ืฉื™ื, ืขืกืงื™ื ื•ืžืžืฉืœื•ืช.
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So, can a circular economy
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ืื– ื”ืื ื›ืœื›ืœื” ืžืขื’ืœื™ืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื”
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help us get to net zero
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ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื ื• ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืืคืก ื ื˜ื•
01:44
and limit the rise to 1.5 degrees?
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ื•ืœื”ื’ื‘ื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืขืœื™ื™ื” ืœ-1.5 ืžืขืœื•ืช?
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The clock is ticking.
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ื”ืฉืขื•ืŸ ืžืชืงืชืง.
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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