Environmental Crossword

1. “cradle-to-grave” approach for assessing the environmental impact of industrial systems
4. environmental, economic, and social problems are interrelated and therefore their solutions must be integrated
7. maintaining at a certain rate, avoiding the depletion of natural resources to maintain ecological balance
12. a system meant to limit emissions and put a price on them
13. to use more than once
14. Environmental ______ is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people
15. the use of material, processes, or practices that eliminates or reduces the quantity and toxicity of wastes at the source of generation
16. the process of converting waste into reusable material
18. focuses on humankind’s relationship with the natural world
19. genetic material that has been altered using genetic engineering
20. a policy of producing consumer goods that rapidly become obsolete and so require replacing

2. a tax on fossil fuels intended to reduce the emission of carbon dioxide
3. is the study of material and energy flows through industrial systems
5. study of financial impact of environmental policies
6. the main goals of this is to eliminate waste and pollution, keep products and materials in use and regenerate natural systems
8. process of understanding how things, regarded as systems, influence one another within a whole
9. this is a self-reporting framework for helping colleges and universities track and measure their sustainability progress.
10. These gases absorb infrared radiation
11. a private certification of for-profit companies of their "social and environmental performance."
16. make smaller or less in amount
17. is a practice that learns from and mimics the strategies found in nature to solve human design challenges