Let’s check out some basic terminology that you will come across:

• Sustainability: it is a term that is often used, and it also refers to “durability”, “eco-compatible”, “renewable”, “green”, “eco-sustainable” etc. It revolves around the central theme of responsible and mindful actions to ensure a better, more enduring future for our planet.

• Greenhouse Effect: naturally, gasses within the atmosphere trap some of the heat of the sun and make an ideal temperature for life to thrive. However, emission gasses of cars, electric items, industrial engines etc magnify this natural process, causing global warming, and leading to problems like climate change.

• Non-Renewable Energy: This is energy that comes from things we can’t make more of, like oil and coal. Once we use them up, they’re gone. It’s the opposite of renewable energy, like sunlight and wind, which we can always count on.

• Greenwashing: When a company says it’s doing good things for the environment but is actually not doing much at all, and it is everything about marketing and communication. It’s like putting a “green” label on a product that isn’t really eco-friendly.

• Carbon Footprint: Your carbon footprint is the total amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses you create by using energy, like driving a car or using electricity. Any energy-consumption activity produces carbon dioxide (when we breathe, we produce it as well), and that is why “carbon footprint”. It’s a way to measure how much you’re contributing to climate change. In this sense, the more you use air conditioning, move by car, charge your phone, watch tv etc , the more you are contributing to a heavier carbon footprint.

• Tech Waste: This is all the old, broken, or unwanted electronic gadgets and devices we throw away. It’s important to handle tech waste responsibly because it can be harmful to the environment, especially because of the rare earths they have in them.

• Rare Earths: they are a special group of minerals that cannot be found in large amounts on the planet. They are essential for many current technologies, like the radio, television, smartphones, computers and laptops, as well as electric vehicles (any). They are at the center of silent wars and controlling schemes of big powers, and they are part of very essential trades. It is crucial to recycle our technology and not bin it generically, as in this way we contribute to make such rare minerals recirculate.

• Biodiversity: Biodiversity means the variety of life on Earth. It’s like having many different ingredients in a recipe – having a lot of different plants, animals, and ecosystems makes the planet healthier and more interesting.

• Environmental Advocacy: This is when people or groups work to speak up for an environmental cause, and they group to put pressure, and ask for engagement, either of citizens or of government on a specific matter. In general for the environment and try to make sure the planet is treated well. They might push for laws to protect nature or raise awareness about important environmental issues.

• Green Transition: this term refers to the change at a bigger level, where everything, from the production, to the services, energy sourcing etc has to become more environmentally friendly. Such a transition also refers to the different norms of the governments in the matters, especially the European Union.

• Intergenerational Justice: after having used a toilet, it is important to keep it clean and hygienic, as we would like the people to find it in proper conditions, as we also expect to find it. Likewise, we would not like to have our grandchildren find the Earth in the future in worse conditions than we find it today. In this sense, it is crucial to make decisions and take care of the Earth today, so that they can enjoy it just as much as we have. It’s about being fair and responsible, ensuring that the world is a good place for future generations.