Here is my glossary made with words linked with the environment lexical field
Ecosystem
Noun
The complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit.
Example: That influx of fresh water alters the ocean's salinity near the seafloor, a factor that influences the makeup of the ecosystems in those places.
fr: Ecosystème
Extinction
Noun
The act of making disappear or causing to be eliminated.
Example: Mass extinctions of prehistoric animals are known to have occurred.
fr: Extinction (action d'éteindre)
Global warming
Noun
An increase in the earth's atmospheric and oceanic temperatures widely predicted to occur due to an increase in the greenhouse effect resulting especially from pollution.
Example: Meanwhile, coal is responsible for a larger share of global warming than any other source of energy.
fr: Réchauffement climatique
Greenhouse effect
Noun
The greenhouse effect is the way in which heat is trapped close to Earth's surface by “greenhouse gases" keeping the planet toastier than it would be without them.
Example: Arrhenius knew about the greenhouse effect, which had been discovered earlier in the century: Certain gases, like carbon dioxide and methane, trap heat.
fr: Effet de serre
Greenwashing
Noun
The act or practice of making a product, policy, activity, etc. appear to be more environmentally friendly or less environmentally damaging than it really is.
Example: This company does greenwashing to attract new customers.
fr: Ecoblanchiment
Landfill
Noun
A system of trash and garbage disposal in which the waste is buried between layers of earth to build up low-lying land.
Example: The program helps avoid sending food to a landfill while giving people cheap dining options.
fr: Décharge
Nuclear energy
Noun
Energy that is created by splitting apart the nuclei of atoms.
Example: Nuclear energy protects air quality by producing massive amounts of carbon-free electricity.
fr: Energie nucléaire
Pollute
Verb
To contaminate (an environment) especially with man-made waste.
Example: Car exhaust pollutes the air.
fr: Polluer
Radiation
Noun
The process of emitting radiant energy in the form of waves or particles.
Example: She was exposed to high levels of radiation.
fr: Radiation
Renewable energy
Noun
Renewable energy is energy derived from natural sources that are replenished at a higher rate than they are consumed. Sunlight and wind, for example, are such sources that are constantly being replenished.
Example: Renewable energy sources are plentiful and all around us.
fr: Energie renouvelable
Sustainable (energy)
Adjective
Of, relating to, or being a method of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged.
Example: However, some renewable energy projects, such as the clearing of forests to produce biofuels, can cause severe environmental damage.
fr: Durable
Toxic waste
Noun
Unwanted chemicals that are the result of manufacturing or industry and that are poisonous to living things.
Example: The company was fined for dumping toxic waste into the river.
