ESG & Sustainability

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California’s Wine Supply Drops, Lowest Haul in 30 Years

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

lest: ~하지 않도록, ~할까 봐
You might want to put down that glass of wine for this next story, or hold on to it lest you spill a drop.

broadly: 대략적으로
What does this report say more broadly?

vineyard: 포도원, 포도밭
downturn: (매출 등의) 하락세, 감소
And we saw a shocking sight when you reported how grape growers are actually ripping up the vineyards as a result of the downturn in the wine industry?

analyst: 분석가 
viable: 독자 생존이 가능한
The analysts say they need to go in order for the industry here to be viable.

retaliatory: 보복성의
So retaliatory tariffs from countries hitting back at the US could put a dent in the amount of money that the wine industry can expect to make.

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Beavers Build a 7-Year Unfinished Dam in Just 2 Days?

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

pending: 계류 중인
One morning, you wake up and see that a multi-million-dollar construction project, which has been pending for years, has been completed.

permit: 허가증
Moreover, those who did the work received no payment, waited for no permits, used no architectural plans, and saved $1.2 million!

ecologist: 생태학자
species: 동물의 종
Ecologists responsible for inspecting the dams reported that they would last for a long time and provide suitable conditions for rare crayfish, frogs, and other species that thrive in wetlands.

engineering: 공학 기술
Their engineering is so effective that beaver dams can last for decades.

climate change: 기후 변화
Scientists have discovered that beaver dams play a significant role in combating climate change.

extinction: 멸종
The Eurasian beaver, native to Europe, was once hunted to the brink of extinction.

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Circularity Beyond Sustainability

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

linear: 순차적
I cannot imagine a world where in ten years purely linear models are the winning models in the economy.

extract: 발췌
You extract resources, convert them into goods, use them and throw them in a waste pile.

emission: 배출
Schneider Electric is moving towards a circular model because 45% of the greenhouse emissions are in this part.

drastically: 격렬하게
So by doing a circular model, you can drastically reduce the greenhouse gases which are involved in a production process.

scarcity: 부족
Over the last five years about, essentially every global supply chain has actually broken down because of scarcity.

obstacle: 장애물
There are several obstacles to overcome.

commitment: 약속
The cultural moment of transformation is to start thinking circularly, making clear circularity commitments about the sharing economy.

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NFL Stadium Tackles Climate Change in a New Way

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

harvest: 수확하다
In a first for the NFL, the home of the San Francisco 49ers, is also harvesting crops and herbs for fans at the games.

take root: 뿌리를 내리다
In tonight’s Weekend Journal, CBS’s Anne Makovic takes us to the top of the landmark where a farm has taken root.

score big: 대승하다
Where the homegrown goods, including fresh jalapeños and sauce, score big.

produce: 생산물
We use all of our produce, whether it’s in game fare, whether it’s an event that we have, a concert or any of our private events.

brag: 자랑하다
We can brag that we have produce growing on the roof.

crop: 농작물
irrigate: 물을 대다
The crops are drip irrigated using recycled water, and in the middle of a concrete jungle, this farm is a lifesaver for critical pollinators.

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A New School for a More Sustainable Future

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Vocabulary & Expressions

recover: 복구하다, 재생하다
…to minimize the environmental impact of our liquid waste by recovering valuable resources from it.

fertilizer: 비료
So we try to make everything from fertilizer to rocket fuel, to new lithium-ion batteries…

misnomer: 부적절한 명칭
“Wastewater” might be a misnomer because there’s lots of valuable products in wastewater.

molecule: 분자
My research goal is to produce the molecules that we need to live…

catalyst: 촉매
If you can create a catalyst, you can break apart the carbon from the oxygen in carbon dioxide.

come up with (something): ~을 생각해내다
But what if you came up with an electrified process that could, say, use wind or solar energy…

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Sending Power From Space Could Be Possible

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Vocabulary & Expressions

beam: (전파를) 보내다
edge: 조금씩 움직이다
Now a plan to beam electricity wirelessly from space to power millions of homes could be edging a step closer.

vast: 어마어마한, 방대한
Imagine robots building vast solar arrays to capture the sun’s power.

deploy: 배치하다, 투입하다
…but it’s ready to be deployed at a small scale…

take up: 시작하다, 도전하다
It’s a challenge these scientists are taking up here in Munich.

around the clock: 밤낮으로
…it generates power around the clock. 

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Watch This Bread Get Upcycled Into Vodka

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Vocabulary & Expressions

starch: 탄수화물, 전분
building blocks: 구성 요소 
It’s made from starches and sugars, which is the building blocks to making all alcohol.
 
distillery: 양조장 
The San Diego-based distillery gets expired breads and sweets from a food bank.

carbon-negative: (제작 과정에서) 이산화탄소 배출이 없는
But Misadventure Vodka, which calls itself the world’s first carbon-negative spirit, says the bread can still be used to make alcohol.

subtle: 미묘한, 은은한
…so there’s a subtle sweet note with that vanilla…

divert: (돈, 재료등을) 전용하다, 다른 데로 돌리다
“Each batch of our vodka diverts about 1,000 pounds of food waste from the landfills.”

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Nuclear Is Bouncing Back

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Vocabulary & Expressions

boost production: 생산량을 늘리다
…as governments look to boost production of emissions-free energy.

out of action: 작동하지 못하는
…more than half of America’s existing reactors could be out of action by the end of the decade.

decarbonize: (화석 연료에서) 친환경 연료로 대체하다
meet emissions targets: 탄소 배출 감소 목표를 달성하다
But the race to decarbonize and meet emissions targets has added a new value to old reactors.

competition will be stiff: 경쟁이 치열해질 것이다
nail down: 확실하게 하다
Competition will be stiff as nuclear looks to nail down its position…

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UN Ocean Protection Agreement: A Historic Step

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Vocabulary & Expressions

the high seas: 공해
An emotional moment, as the United Nations treaty to protect the high seas is finally agreed.

delegate: 대표, 파견 위원
Delegates at the UN headquarters in New York had worked through the night to push a deal over the line.

biodiversity: 생물 다양성
generate: 생산하다
Our oceans and the biodiversity within them are critical to keeping the earth in balance, generating nearly half the planet’s oxygen…

sticking point: 주요 걸림돌
…and the fair sharing of profitable resources, a key sticking point during the negotiations.

be implemented consistently: 지속적으로 시행되다
We’ve got to make sure that it’s implemented consistently… 

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Florida Ocean Hits ‘Hot Tub’ Level

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Vocabulary & Expressions

sea surface: 해수면
There is no official record kept for sea surface temperature…

record-breaking event: 기록을 깨는 사건
…we’ve never seen a record-breaking event like this before.

good reason to believe: 믿을만한 이유
…there’s some good reason to believe that it might have been a few degrees cooler than that.

valid: 타당한
…we’re questioning whether they’re valid or not.

coral: 산호
The corals are not happy with this level of hot water.

bleach: 표백되다
They are bleaching; a lot of them are dying.

reef: 암초
I’ve seen some measurements of 90 degrees Fahrenheit down at the level of the reefs. 

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