Environment / B2

in-vyr-uh-n-MENTL/ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmentl/

Environmental means connected with the natural environment and human impact: environmental policy; environmental impact assessment. Environment is already in the dictionary. Ecological is already in the dictionary and is more about ecosystems. Green is informal/political. Do not call office “environment” (workplace mood) environmental in the climate sense without care.

Meaning

Connected with the natural world and the effects of human activity on it.

Examples

• “The plant must publish an environmental impact assessment.”
• “Environmental regulations delayed the runway, which is why the inquiry sat for months.”

Good to know

environmental policy / impact / regulations. Noun: environment. Ecosystem-focused: ecological. Informal: green. Workplace “environment” is a different sense.

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