On today’s episode we will look at the recent announcement that the UK will ban all new fossil fuel powered vehicles by 2030! As part of the UK’s “green industrial revolution”, people will be encouraged to move to electric cars instead of petrol or diesel powered ones. What else is part of the “green new deal”? Does it go far enough? We’ll look at these questions and more in this episode of Thinking in English!

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Vocabulary List

fossil fuel (n) - fuels, such as gas, coal, and oil, that were formed underground from plant and animal remains millions of years ago

Many governments around the world are trying to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy sources

hybrid (n) - something that is a mixture of two very different things. So, a hybrid vehicle is a vehicle with an engine that used both petrol and another type of energy, usually electricity

Most car manufactures now offer hybrids

pole position (n) - the leading or best possible position

The supermarket chain is aiming to gain pole position in chosen markets

famine (n) - a situation in which there is not enough food for a great number of people, causing illness and death

Another crop failure could result in widespread famine

Drought (n) - a long period when there is little or no rain

This year a severe drought has ruined the crops

Emissions (n) - an amount of a substance that is produced and sent out into the air that is harmful to the environment, especially carbon dioxide

There are many health risks caused by vehicle emissions

Greenhouse gas (n) - one of several gases, especially carbon dioxide, that prevent heat from the earth escaping into space, causing the greenhouse effect

We need a global system for limiting greenhouse gas emissions

Subsidy (n) - money given as part of the cost of something, to help or encourage it to happen

The company received a substantial government subsidy

offshore (adj) - away from or at a distance from the coast

The wind was blowing offshore

pressing (adj) - urgent or needing to be dealt with immediately

The most pressing question is what do we do next?

Shadow (adj) - used in the title of important politicians in the main opposition party (= the party not in government):

Shadow Foreign Secretary or Shadow Chancellor

Comprehension Questions

Q. Which country will ban fossil fuel cars 5 years before the UK?

A. Norway

Q. Road vehicles produce how much of the EU’s carbon dioxide emissions?

A. Around 30%

Q. Who is the UK’s shadow business secretary?

A. Ed Miliband

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