Wednesday,January 27th

Camille’s current issue

From the Figaro, December 2009

In China, pollution kills 300,000 persons a year.

Chinese growth is done at the price of massive pollution.

Air pollution causes public health problems. The rate of sulfur dioxide exceeds the European standards. Today, in China pollution provokes the premature deaths of 300,000 persons a year. Coal is used in cooking and heating houses.

In eight years the quality of waters of rivers has deteriorated. Although the water is polluted people still use it to irrigate their fields.

COCA COLA

WWF:  Wildlife World Fund, NGO, they fight to preserve animal lives and nature= a conservationist organization.

C.C has pledged to:       - reduce the water they use for their drinks.

                    - recycle the water they use in their factories

                    -replenish water in nature and with people

C.C and WWF are partners to conserve and preserve natural ressources.

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: What does it involve?          

        The preservation of our natural ressources

        HOW?

        By reducing our consumption

        By replacing what can be replaced (for example planting trees)

        By using renewable energy such as solar power, wind power

        Instead of fossil fuel (oil, gas, coal) we have to find a balance between the resources we use and the resources we produce.

It involves  that all the peoples of the world can afford (ont les moyens de) to protect the environment =

It also involves economic growth:  Countries have to become richer. 

VOCABULARY

Growth= croissance

Coal= charbon

Fuel= combustible

Tap water= eau du robinet

Soil pollution= pollution des sols

A beverage= a drink

A pledge= a promise

Use up= epuiser

To plan on V+ ING= projeter de +v

Then I gave you a landmark sheet and I asked to make a short summary of the  December 2009 Copenhagen Summit for next time.

Thanks Samira for your notes.