{"CACHEDAT":"2026-04-14 03:11:03","SLUG":"outdated-ssi-topics-subject-links-XWY0VXJ9gj","MARKDOWN":"# Environmental pollution: waste\n\n## … due to overconsumption in society related to excessive industrial production\n\n* fast fashion\n * `First language (15-17)` \n * `Biology (13-15)`\n * `English (14-16)`\n* online shopping and overconsumption\n* microplastics polluting the oceans and the environment\n * `Biology (14-15)`\n* consuming more energy -> servers need to be cooled down\n* industries\n * `Geography`\n\n## … due to overconsumption in society related to excessive industrial production\n\n* electronic consumerism and consumerism of digital devices\n * `English (16-17)`\n* food waste\n * `English (14-15)`\n* domestic consumption of electricity \n * `English (14-15)`\n* sustainable production and consumption\n * `English (14-15)`\n* new technologies to develop biodegradable materials\n* circular economy\n* waste management\n* fast fashion\n * `English (14-15)`\n* recycling\n * `Italian (17-18)`\n * `English (14-15)`\n\n# Atmospheric pollution: gas emissions\n\n## … due to private travel choices\n\n* personal choices between private and public transport when travelling\n * `English (17-18)`\n* choosing travelling by train due to its lower environmental impact compared to planes\n* international traffic, infrastructure, regional planning\n * `Geography`\n\n## … due to industrial production\n\n* gas emissions from large companies\n * `Biology (16-17)`\n* production of electricity\n* refinery and atmospheric pollution\n * `Biology (16-17)` \n* green energies / use of alternative sources of energy\n* greenwashing of energy\n* environmental costs of energy\n* electro-mobility\n* industries, mining, fossil fuels \n * `Geography`\n* cycling\n* green vs. non-renewable sources\n * `Biology (16-17)` \n\n## … due to excessive farming\n\n* responsible consumption of meat and intensive farming\n * `English (14-15)`\n* agriculture\n * `Geography`\n\n## … due to deforestation\n\n* * `Geography/Biology`\n* forest destruction to grow monocultures (e.g. palm oil plant, soy)\n * `Biology (16-17)` \n\n## … due to international transport of goods (import / export)\n\n* food and assets produced locally versus imported assets as a way of responsible consumption\n * `English (18-19)`\n* traffic \n * `Geography`\n\n\n\\\n* # (Re-)emergence and spread of infectious diseases and increased danger of pandemics\n\n## … due to increased vaccine hesitancy and fallacies\n\n* * `Biology (16-17)`\n* COVID-19 vaccine modifies the genome of our cells\n* vaccines contain microchips\n* vaccines cause autism\n* measles\n * Influenza\n * `Biology (14-15)`\n* anti-vaccine movements\n* science in the making\n* vaccinations & immune system\n * `Biology`\n* fallacies\n * `Philosophy`\n\n## … due to increasing temperatures\n\n* invasive species of mosquitos due to the raise of the temperatures transmitting diseases like dengue\n * `Biology (16-17)`\n* tick infestation causes outbreak of Lyme disease\n* Dengue Fever\n* species distribution, foreign species\n * `Biology/Geography`\n\n## … due to increased antibiotic resistance\n\n* urinary tract infection resistant to antibiotics\n * `Biology (16-17)` \n* Tuberculosis resistant to antibiotics\n * `Biology (16-17)` \n* Antibiotic misuse and antibiotic resistance\n * `Biology (14-17)`\n* antibiotic use in meat industry\n* evolution, bacteria\n * `Biology`\n\n## … due to increased zoonosis (from animal to human)\n\n* * `Biology 16-17)`\n* COVID-19\n* Mpox\n* Flu\n * `Biology (14-15)`\n* Covid-19\n* Monkey pox\n* Avian influenza\n * `Biology (14-15)`\n\n## … due to inequal access to vaccination and medical treatments\n\n* COVID-19 vaccine access in Africa\n * `Biology (16-17)`\n* access to measles vaccine in Africa\n * `Biology (16-17)`\n* inequality of health care in developing countries\n * `Geography`\n\n## … due to higher mobility and globalisation\n\n* COVID-19 pandemic\n * `Biology (16-17)`\n* Mpox breakout in Africa and spread worldwide\n * `Biology (16-17)`\n* Ebola breakout in Africa and spread worldwide\n * `Biology (14-17)`\n* Globalisation and migration\n * `Geography`\n\n# Food scarcity, hunger and starvation\n\n* * `English (13-15)`\n * `Biology (14-15)`\n\n## … due to decreased biodiversity caused by climate change\n\n* * `Biology`\n* Bee and butterfly populations\n * `Biology (16-17)`\n* Lower ability of small farmers to produce food\n* Alternative food sources\n * `English as a foreign language`\n* Lower ability to face plant diseases due to monocultures and low diversity of species\n * `Biology (16-17)`\n\n## … due to desertification caused by climate change\n\n* * `Geography`\n* Low production of crops due to soil loss > desertification > hunger\n * `Biology (16-17)`\n * `English (14-15)`\n\n## … due to extensive soil exploitation and the contamination of the land (pesticide use, monoculture, etc.) and not enough time for the soil to recover\n\n* Soil overexploitation\n * `Biology (12-17)`\n * `Geography`\n* Misuse of pesticides\n\n## … due to overfishing\n\n* Seafood overfishing\n * `Biology (16-17)`\n* Tuna overfishing\n * `Biology (16-17)`\n* sustainable oceans\n* sustainable development: fishing\n * `Geography`\n\n## … due to conflicts and wars \n\n* * `English (14-15)`\n\n\n* Palestine – Israel conflict\n* Ukraine – Russia conflict\n* Ruanda - Congo\n* Conflicts and war in video games\n * Ethics\n\n## … due to the rising cost of living\n\n* Lower ability to produce food increases its cost\n* cuts in government programmes\n* food deserts in the US\n* child hunger UK\n\n# Climate migration\n\n## … due to more or less inhabitable places caused by increased temperatures\n\n* * `Biology (16-17)` \n* Floodable areas because of sea level rise\n * `English (16-17)`\n* Extreme weather events like tornados\n * `English (13-14)`\n* Aggressive forest fires and raising temperatures\n * `Biology (16-17)` \n* Sustainable cities\n* Ozone holes\n * `Biology (14-17)` \n\n## … due to the changed availabilities of resources (e.g. water, crops) in the countries because of climate change\n\n* Water scarcity and migration\n * `English (15-16)`\n* Soil salinization\n * `Biology (16-17)` \n* renewable energy sources\n * `English as a foreign language`\n* future ways of living\n * `English as a foreign language`\n* tragedy of the commons\n * `Ethics`\n\n## … due to changed economic opportunities (e.g. tourism) due to climate change\n\n* Water scarcity and tourism\n* Tourism pressure over local resources\n* practical syllogism (turning arguments into calls to action)\n * `Philosophy`\n\n# Genetic engineering concerns\n\n## … due to medical reasons\n\n* Development of new personalised treatments for curing diseases like cancer\n * `Biology (14-15)`\n* Ethical implications of gene editing in humans\n * `Biology (14-15)`\n* Gene editing in human embryos by a Chinese scientists and ethical debate.\n* to prevent / treat complex diseases (e.g. cancer)\n * `Biology (14-15)`\n* to prevent inherited diseases\n* longevity, just living\n * `Philosophy`\n\n## … due to individual preferences\n\n* lack of confidence in the gene editing techniques\n* personal ethical considerations of gene editing\n * `Biology (14-15)`\n* engineered babies / aesthetics\n * `Philosophy`\n* engineered animals\n * `Biology (14-15)`\n* engineered plants\n * `Biology (14-15)`\n * `English as a foreign language`\n\n## … due to social and economic reasons\n\n* high costs of gene editing \n * `Biology (14-15)`\n* genetical manipulation as social status\n * `Philosophy`\n* transhumanism and gene editing\n * `Biology (14-15)`\n* engineered crops to yield better harvests (vs. selected crops to enhance the taste)\n * `Biology (14-15)`\n* golden rice (more vitamin A)\n * `Biology (14-15)`","HTML":"

Environmental pollution: waste

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… due to overconsumption in society related to excessive industrial production

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… due to overconsumption in society related to excessive industrial production

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Atmospheric pollution: gas emissions

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… due to private travel choices

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… due to industrial production

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… due to excessive farming

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… due to deforestation

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… due to international transport of goods (import / export)

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… due to increased vaccine hesitancy and fallacies

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… due to increasing temperatures

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… due to increased antibiotic resistance

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… due to increased zoonosis (from animal to human)

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… due to inequal access to vaccination and medical treatments

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… due to higher mobility and globalisation

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Food scarcity, hunger and starvation

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… due to decreased biodiversity caused by climate change

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… due to desertification caused by climate change

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… due to extensive soil exploitation and the contamination of the land (pesticide use, monoculture, etc.) and not enough time for the soil to recover

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… due to overfishing

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… due to conflicts and wars 

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… due to the rising cost of living

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Climate migration

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… due to more or less inhabitable places caused by increased temperatures

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… due to the changed availabilities of resources (e.g. water, crops) in the countries because of climate change

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… due to changed economic opportunities (e.g. tourism) due to climate change

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Genetic engineering concerns

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… due to medical reasons

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… due to individual preferences

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… due to social and economic reasons

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