The Horse 2021/22

Environment & Technology

Embodied Energy / Task 14

Hello Reader,

Do you think you use grey energy in your life? :-) 

If you are interested, read the following post! 

[More] --> In the following post, grey energy is explained in more detail. The circle of life is explained preciser as well as what grey energy contains. In addition, everyday consumption is shown by means of examples. Aswell as the footprint compared to the average footprint. 

Picture: Cycle of grey energy

[Audio pitch: Recording Embodied Energy.ogg (112.01 kb) 

Quiz questions:

Q: What where the two sounds in the recording above?

A: _________________________________________

Multiple Choice:

Q: Is meat embodied energy?

A: ( ) YES

    ( ) NO

Vocabulary:

  • Consumer goods --> Konsumgüter
  • Recources --> Rohstoffe
  • Mining --> Rohstoffgewinnung
  • Raw material processing --> Rohstoffverarbeitung
  • Disposal --> Entsorgung
  • Production --> Fabrikation
  • CED (Cumulativ energy demand) --> KEA (Kumulierter Energieaufwand)

 

[Source: Focus Terra I / focusTerra I - Earth's Treasures (office.com)]

Alina & Lia

Comments (4) -

  • Lia Lutziger

    11/26/2021 7:21:53 AM | Reply

    Solution:
    1) vacuum cleaner 2) I phone

    1) YES

  • Sophie

    11/26/2021 8:27:37 AM | Reply

    Well done! I like how detailed the post is - and how qualitative the Audio file is. Small feedback if you plan on making more audios: try to keep a better distance to the microphone to regulate loud sounds whilst talking (loud p etc).

  • Celia Kägi

    11/26/2021 8:28:21 AM | Reply

    Hi Lia and Zimmi, I really like your post. I think it`s such an important topic and it`s awesome to finally see others get interested as well. Keep up the good work.

    Greetings
    Celia

  • Edmond Lipovica

    11/26/2021 8:28:40 AM | Reply

    Great post! Very well put togehter and very informative. The topic is also great.

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