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.