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Cumhachdan ath-nuadhachail

Renewables

There were a few words and phrases there which you can use when talking about Èiginn na gnàth-shìde (Climate emergency). Let’s look at some of them again in context.

cumhachdan ath-nuadhachail

renewables, renewable energy

obair gun chrìoch

never-ending task

tuathanas-gaoithe air tìr

onshore windfarm

Baile na h-Eaglaise

Eaglesham

cumhachd làn-mara

tidal power

hàidreo

hydro(electric) power

an deach prìsean ìsleachadh …?

have prices been reduced …?

ro-innleachd chumhachd

energy strategy

Dè tha … a’ dèanamh …

What is … doing …

… gus ar beatha a dhèanamh nas so-sheasmhaiche?

… to make our lives more sustainable?

bith-iomadachd

biodiversity

eaconomaidh chuairteach is truilleis

the circular economy and waste

leasachadh so-sheasmhach

sustainable development

Neoini Lom

Net Zero

eimiseanan

emissions

connaidhean-fosail

fossil fuels

a’ mhèinn guail

the coal mine

ola

oil

peatral

petrol

dìosal

diesel

gas

gas

cùbhraidh

fragrant

gun deach … truailleadh àile adhbharachadh

that … air pollution was caused

fuasgladh

solution, release

We’ll catch up with some more of these as well as adding some new words and phrases to our vocabulary as we progress through this lesson.