Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence.

Ending the use of ________ is one of the COP's key goals.

• carbon

• coal

Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence.

Human activities cause most of the global warming by ________ greenhouse gases.

• releasing

• melting

Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence.

_________ comes from sources like wind, rain, waves, and sunlight, and is replaced naturally.

• Crop waste

• Renewable energy

Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence.

The burning of _______ increases the amount of greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere.

• fossil fuels

• soot

Rewrite the sentences using present or past participle clauses.

My father was a firefighter, so he understood the dangers of open waste burning.

→ ____________, my father understood the dangers of open waste burning.

Rewrite the sentences using present or past participle clauses.

Many wild animals were frightened by the forest fires, so they ran away or hid under the rocks.

→ ___________ by the forest fires, many wild animals ran away or hid under the rocks.

Rewrite the sentences using present or past participle clauses.

The road was flooded with water after the heavy rain and turned into a big swimming pool.

→ _________ with water after the heavy rain, the road turned into a big swimming pool.

Rewrite the sentences using present or past participle clauses.

The farmers cut down the local forest to create new farmland and destroyed all the wildlife there.

→ The farmers cut down the local forest to create new farmland, ___________ all the wildlife there.

Rewrite the sentences using present or past participle clauses.

The sun warms the earth’s surface, which releases heat into the air.

→ _______ by the Sun, the earth’s surface releases heat into the air.

Complete the sentences using these words and phrases.

1. Country leaders are meeting to discuss ​ (a)   , such as climate change and land use, in the region.
2. Using renewable energy is the best way to reduce ​ (b)   emissions.
3. The company provides training sessions to improve the managers' ​ (c)   .
4. Young people need the right skills and knowledge to be able to make a ​ (d)   to the economy.
5. ​ (e)   , such as carbon dioxide and methane, are known as greenhouse gases.

• current issues
• greenhouse gas
• leadership skills
• contribution
• Pollutants