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From the Ted Talk by Katie McGinty: Smart solutions to decarbonize buildings

Unscramble the Blue Letters


Director: Sound rlnolig. Take one, mark.

Katie McGinty: We spned something like 90 percent of our whole life ioonrds. It's everything from your own home to companies and factories. We get married in those places, our cehidrln are born, some gerat scientist ievtnns a cure for disease in those biglnidus. But buildings are some bad news for the climate.

[In the Green: The Business of Climate Action]

[Presented by TED Countdown and The Climate Pledge]

[Katie McGinty Company: josohnn Controls]

[Sector: Buildings Location: USA]

Buildings cbrutointe about 40 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. They represent the biggest growing piece of electricity consumption and demand in the world. We're not cracking this climate change challenge unless we decarbonize those buildings.

Open Cloze


Director: Sound _______. Take one, mark.

Katie McGinty: We _____ something like 90 percent of our whole life _______. It's everything from your own home to companies and factories. We get married in those places, our ________ are born, some _____ scientist _______ a cure for disease in those _________. But buildings are some bad news for the climate.

[In the Green: The Business of Climate Action]

[Presented by TED Countdown and The Climate Pledge]

[Katie McGinty Company: _______ Controls]

[Sector: Buildings Location: USA]

Buildings __________ about 40 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. They represent the biggest growing piece of electricity consumption and demand in the world. We're not cracking this climate change challenge unless we decarbonize those buildings.

Solution


  1. buildings
  2. invents
  3. indoors
  4. children
  5. johnson
  6. spend
  7. rolling
  8. contribute
  9. great

Original Text


Director: Sound rolling. Take one, mark.

Katie McGinty: We spend something like 90 percent of our whole life indoors. It's everything from your own home to companies and factories. We get married in those places, our children are born, some great scientist invents a cure for disease in those buildings. But buildings are some bad news for the climate.

[In the Green: The Business of Climate Action]

[Presented by TED Countdown and The Climate Pledge]

[Katie McGinty Company: Johnson Controls]

[Sector: Buildings Location: USA]

Buildings contribute about 40 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. They represent the biggest growing piece of electricity consumption and demand in the world. We're not cracking this climate change challenge unless we decarbonize those buildings.

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