| A | B |
|---|
| conservar | to conserve |
| la contaminación | pollution |
| la energía eléctrica | electric energy |
| la energía nuclear | nuclear energy |
| la energía solar | solar energy |
| las especies en peligro de extinción | endangered species |
| generar | to generate; create |
| el petróleo | oil |
| reciclar | to recycle |
| calentar | to warm |
| desechar | to throw away; to discard |
| destruir | to destroy |
| dificultar | to make difficult |
| hacer caso | to pay attention |
| prevenir | to prevent |
| renovar | to renew |
| rescatar | to rescue |
| la basura | trash |
| el bosque | forest |
| la capa de ozono | ozone layer |
| el carbón | coal |
| el combustible | fuel |
| el contenedor | container |
| el cristal | glass (1 of 2 ways) |
| el vidrio | glass (1 of 2 ways) |
| el desecho | waste |
| la (des)ventaja | (dis)advantage |
| el efecto invernadero | greenhouse effect |
| las fuentes | sources; (also fountains) |
| el humo | smoke |
| el medicamento | medicine/drug |
| la medida | measure |
| el medio ambiente | environment |
| el plomo | lead |
| la recogida | pickup |
| el recurso | resource |
| la selva | jungle |
| la sequía | drought |
| ambiental | environmental (adj.) |
| potable | safe to drink |
| el calentamiento | warming |
| caliente | hot |
| desechable | disposable |
| la destrucción | destruction |
| destruido | destroyed (adj.) |
| extinguir | to wipe out; to become extinct; to put out/extinguish |
| la extinción | extinction |
| extinto(a) | extinct |
| el reciclaje | recycling |
| reciclado(a) | recycled (adj.) |
| a medio plazo | in the mid-term |
| a largo plazo | long term |
| contaminar | to pollute; to contaminate |
| creo que... | I believe that... |
| disminuir | to diminish |
| es cierto que... | It's true that... |
| lo más importante es (que)... | The most important thing is (that)... |
| pequeño(a) | small; little (in size) |
| pienso que... | I think that... |
| poco/a | little (amount/scope/degree) |
| pocos/as | few |
| sin embargo | however |
| un poco de | a little |
| la vivienda | housing |
| el basurero | garbage can; garbage collector |
| el ahorro | saving |
| abundar | to be abundant; to be rich in |
| el porcentaje | percentage |
| el conocimiento | knowledge |
| el desconocimiento | ignorance |
| la fábrica | factory |
| la pila | battery; pile, stack |
| el ayuntamiento | town hall; city council |
| renovable | renewable |
| sostenible | sustainable |
| la caldera | furnace |
| adecuado(a) | suitable; adequate |
| la predicción | prediction |
| el cartón | cardboard |
| el aluminio | aluminum |
| la hojalata | tin |
| estrecho(a) | narrow; tight |
| creciente | growing (adj.) |
| la leña | wood; firewood |
| la energía maremotriz | tidal energy |
| la energía eólica | wind energy (1 of 2 ways) |
| la energía del viento | wind energy (1 of 2 ways) |
| la energía hidráulica | hydroelectric energy |
