The balance between the human race and the well-being of our planet is quite difficult to balance. People need more and more things that are not exactly friendly to the environment and the planet. what can we do to balance the balance? I think we should reduce as much as possible the objects that we don't really need or replace them with others that are better for the environment. I admit that I also buy some things (clothes for example) that are not really useful to me, taking into account that I have so many good things that I could continue to wear. therefore, I will try as much as possible not to spend so much money on things I don't need, but to invest them in things that will also help the planet.

To add on to you’re point I think people should use more recyclable materials that are biodegradable, as well as organize more events for recycling, cleaning and informational ones too because it is very important to learn about how much one piece of plastic can damage the environment, and the ways that our pollution can affect animals and plants. We need to be aware that we are the cause of pollution and that only we can fix pollution and save our planet.

I completely agree! I often buy new items without considering what I already have and how my purchases will affect the planet. I feel it is important to pay attention to the packaging of items and minimize our purchases of plastic or other packaging materials that are harmful to our planet. It would also be great for communities to continue to transition from plastic products to more paper products. In addition, it is essential to enforce recycling and composting policies to limit the amount of waste dumped on land, making its way to our ocean, polluting the water, and hurting marine animals. We definitely need to be more conscious of our daily actions and their effects. Has your community taken any effective steps to further protect and heal our planet? Do you have any other ideas on how to do so?

#Don't pollute the environment to regret later

I wholeheartedly concur, but I also think it's critical that everyone understands what pollution is and how they personally contribute to it. In my experience, though, I was not made aware of the ways in which the things I did on a regular basis contributed to pollution. Therefore, I think that younger generations need to think more carefully about how pollution starts and what they can do to prevent it from happening. Continuously to be able to induce curiosity in them about this topic we should normalize it, due to that this is a very urgent problem that must be solved for a better future. Don't you think?

I completely agree and think that many people need to be educated about pollution. I think this because I see many people just littering and overusing things that are harmful to the environment. They must think it is just okay to do but in reality it is harmful to the environment. It may not be harmful in that moment but in the long run it could do some damage. According to a national litter study there are about 50 billion pieces of litter along roadways waterways since 2020. This number continues to go up as does mass production of single use plastics. These plastics are thrown away after one use and emit greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere creating the greenhouse effect. Becoming educated will help with the worlds awareness that we are killing the planet day by day.

I agree, especially by the fact that there is so much pollution that is flooding up our oceans. A fact that really comes up to my attention is that Americans used about 50 billion plastic bottles of water last year. And not even 1 fourth of those water bottles were recycled. In addition, plastics in the environment never fully decompose and only break into smaller pieces.

Renewable energies are not just an option, they are our lifeline, they are not just a choice, they are our destiny.
Let us think big, invest wisely, and pioneer the technologies that will power a cleaner, greener future. We must develop new technologies to:
enhance efficiency, address intermittency, Integrate into existing grids and explore emerging Sources.

I wholeheartedly agree. Renewable energies are essential for addressing environmental and energy challenges. Investing wisely in them means not only ensuring a clean and safe source of energy but also fostering innovation and creating job opportunities. It is crucial to develop advanced technologies to improve efficiency, overcome intermittency challenges, and integrate these sources into existing networks. We must be leaders in creating a cleaner and more sustainable future by investing in research, sustainable energy policies, and awareness.

One thing we think would greatly reduce Co2 pollution is to bring back the horse and buggy in replacement of motorized vehicles.  Motorized vehicles cause pollution to the environment.  These pollutants cause harm to our health.  They have greenhouse gasses that can greatly affect climate change.  The burning of gas and other fuels creates very harmful byproducts.  They also create Co2 which is the most common human cause of greenhouse gasses (Department of Ecology State of Washington).  Horses are selective grazers which causes them to not eat tougher grasses.  This is because they can not digest them (Extension Horse).  Horses are very important to the environment because it increases the plant diversity in an area.  (Lonker, Fenchner, El Wahed).  Horses are one of the biggest contributors to renewable energy and resources.  They produce up to 9.1 tons of manure every year.  This manure can be turned into green energy.  These farms and other energy companies around the farms can use this energy (Middleton Place Equestrian Center).  Lots of horse farmers utilized trough watering for their animals.  This helps the protection of natural water sources.  It also prevents erosion on the edges of the natural water source (Middleton Place Equestrian Center).  Vehicles are America's biggest air pollutant.  They are producing about one - third of all U.S. air pollution (National Geographic).  Highway vehicles release about 1.5 billion tons of greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere every year (U.S. Department of Energy).  As you can see the horse creates a smaller Co2 footprint than motorized vehicles (Extension Horse).

Let’s save the planet

My foot print is small

One big idea that I have to help reduce carbon levels in the atmosphere is to have more enviremental field trips. We could create plant a tree day, on a weekend/day where we plant trees, or clean up the plastic around the campus or in a local park. Or, we could take a walk to Sam Bridges in Greenwich, and plant native trees to Greenwich inside our campus. Some native trees in Greenwich, Connecticut are Norway maple, London Plane, and Honey locust.

I think it will be a good idea because it will make school fun, but if you want to go to other places that are more far away, you will still need to take transportations that will emit carbon dioxide.

for a healthy body try to go to the gym, have a balanced diet and go get some fresh air every day

i agree, it seem sometimes difficult to keep these habits but it's important in my opinion

I think we can make new ways to help our planet

a healthy body will make us happy.

Fast fashion clothing brands have been impacting our climate negatively since the 90s. Since the opening of the first Zara store, fast fashion has been all the rage on the internet because of the cheap and trendy clothing. Many people are attracted to the shenanigans thrown at them from these companies, but they do not realize just how bad fast fashion is to the environment. First of all, most of the clothes made by these companies are very bad quality. They cannot be worn more than a few times before starting to look old or used, so most people throw them out and buy new clothes from the same companies. These clothes fill up our landfills and they stay there until some of them decompose. Most of these clothes are made from plastics and other materials that do not decompose even after hundreds of years. The fashion industry produces 10% of the entire global carbon emissions annually. And these numbers are still increasing and projected to be up to 50% by 2030 (zurich.com). One way we can help save our planet from both climate change and having too many clothes in the landfill is by shopping less fast fashion and thrifting more. Thrifting not only helps reduce waste in our environment, but it is also a cost-effective way of shopping and improving our wardrobes. According to TruEarth.com, thrifting helps to reduce the amount of CO2 emitted through the manufacturing and shipping of clothes. Also, thrifting can help improve relationships in our communities with local thrift stores and create an overall better environment and planet for our future.
Works cited:
https://www.zurich.com/en/media/magazin … 0by%202030.
https://www.tru.earth/the-environmental … 20products.

I totally agree. This is a problem because Zara still uses cheap synthetic materials like polyester, nylon, and acrylic to produce clothes. Synthetic materials are made from petroleum, a fossil fuel that's a major contributor to climate change. If Zara still uses this material this could be a reason why fossil fuels impacts our world. Using more expensive material that does not use fossil fuel material can be a good impact on CO2 levels dropping from clothing brands that are using these materials.

Think Big: A big idea to Whitby that could change Whitbys thinking on using alot of CO2. This idea is gathering lower school kids with their buddies and going to the garden, at the garden we will plant native plants that snatch CO2 out of the air. Planting these things could also give more plants for bees to polinate this could also help more honey get around with bees. The reason why we will plant native plants is because then the animals won't mind the new plants. These three benfits could make a impact on the community. The lower school kids could also be inspired and do this themsleves with their parents at home to also help the enviroment in the area they live in. This could be a great idea for the Whitby community!

Think Big: A big idea to Whitby that could change Whitbys thinking on using alot of CO2. This idea is gathering lower school kids with their buddies and going to the garden, at the garden we will plant native plants that snatch CO2 out of the air. Planting these things could also give more plants for bees to polinate this could also help more honey get around with bees. The reason why we will plant native plants is because then the animals won't mind the new plants. These three benfits could make a impact on the community. The lower school kids could also be inspired and do this themsleves with their parents at home to also help the enviroment in the area they live in. This could be a great idea for the Whitby community!

Think Big: A big idea to Whitby that could change Whitbys thinking on using alot of CO2. This idea is gathering lower school kids with their buddies and going to the garden, at the garden we will plant native plants that snatch CO2 out of the air. Planting these things could also give more plants for bees to polinate this could also help more honey get around with bees. The reason why we will plant native plants is because then the animals won't mind the new plants. These three benfits could make a impact on the community. The lower school kids could also be inspired and do this themsleves with their parents at home to also help the enviroment in the area they live in. This could be a great idea for the Whitby community!

I think as technology advances car dealerships will slowly move towards the electric car market. Especially after seeing how successful Tesla is.

I agree, it might also be easier to manufacture too.

I would say that yes this is a good Idea how ever the manufactuing and shiping still release emitions and it would requier you to drive 8,400 to 13,500 miles to couteract it. How ever the more souces of renewable energy plus the electrifcation of factorys and shiping vehicles would also grately help reduce emitons.

What to do with all the captured CO2 and make a profit the question we all wonder sometimes. Well why not try to make it into parts of a laptop computer, the casing of it can be made of carbon fiber and posably be used to make parts of resistors of carbon fiber and non conductive parts made it. Some conductive parts that don't need a lot of power and or heat sinks can be made of graphite. The carbon fiber can maybe be used to make the pcbs for the computer. The only problem is the proceses of turning captured CO2 in to carbon fiber takes a lot of energy to do since it is a highly inret (it isn't very reactive) and have to be heated to very high tempatues (200-5,500 C) so I will need to find a way to make it more efficient but I can put some reserch into it.

I feel that everyone can make a change and should try. You can help save the environment by doing the little things like turning off the lights in a room when you leave or turning off the water when you don't need it for example, when brushing your teeth turn the water off and when doing the dishes use a bowl of water instead of leaving it on. Also, you can carpool, which will also help with CO2 emissions. These little things might not seem like a lot but if everyone does it, there will be a change.

I agree everyone can do these things and they take little effort but make huge difference.

I agree that all the little things can make a bigger impact if everyone does it. However, we still need to talk about the actual bigger and more complex issues. Such as deforestation and burning fossil fuel. These Big corporations and manufactures are creating a bigger impact on the planet then you can ever make in your life. Each year approximately 12 million hectares of forest are destroyed. Deforestation is responsible for roughly a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions.And the burning of fossil fuels is the main cause of green house gases world wide.
https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/sci … ate-change

I agree that we can all individually contribute to the fight against climate change through our own actions and choices, however, there is only so much we can control. Unfortunately, no matter how many times an individual turns off the water while brushing their teeth, or engages in another environmentally friendly individual action, it cannot offset the damage done by large corporations. That is not to say that one should give up and not try at all- any water saved, cup recycled, distance walked, shirt thrifted, etc. is a triumph, but it simply does not have a large enough impact to make a very tangible difference against climate change. That impact must come from climate change policy! So advocate!

I agree. Sometimes we cannot help ourselves when practicing everyday activities, such as monitoring our shower duration, or how many times we use our dishwashers in a day. This isn't our fault, we are just doing this so we can help ourselves. Although, if we do slow practices, I do believe that we can help out or climate, even if it's just a little bit.

I fully agree with that any and everyone can change the would. I agree because even though you aren’t in control of everything you can control what's in your control. What I mean is this is that you can use cold water once in awhile instead of hot. You could stop the the water after you get the water you need on your toothbrush. There are many more things you can do for the world and you should.

Plastic water bottles can have variety of different type of water but most Clear/White caps are just tap water with good marketing. You can literally get the same water from your tap. According to the University of Queensland tap water is safer and contains less harmful chemicals in it. It's also cheaper to use tap water than bottled water which is usually at least a 400% markup according to Candjwater. Save money, save the world,save yourself,and drink tap water. You are spending 20 today to save 100s in the future.

I totally agree, but it’s not just the fact that it’s a waste of money but it’s also worse for the environment, taking 1000 years for them to decompose. Additionally, 80% of these water bottles end up in the ocean, harming the animals living there. In all honesty, people should boycott plastic water bottles, since all in all their a disadvantage. They harm the environment, they’re a waste of money and aren’t even any safer than tap water.

I agree that buying bottled water is practically useless in countries like Canada and the U.S, because we are privileged enough always access clean drinking water from the tap. But in some places, like parts of Africa, they don't even have taps. It is very hard for them to get clean drinking water, so the easiest or only option is to buy bottled water. Even though its bad for the earth, we have to remember we are all fighting climate change in deferent well climates.

I agree that they are a scam. Plastic water bottles started as a convenient way to easily get clean water, which eventually turned into another major way of contributing to global pollution. Destroying ocean habitats, contributing to landfills and climate change are not worth the small convenience in our day-to-day lives of purchasing these single-use plastic bottles. If everyone puts in the smallest effort to use a reusable bottle this will make a big difference and change the way plastic is affecting our Earth.

I agree with you for sure, using plastic bottles has chemicals from the bottle and we drink that which is super unhealthy if your constantly drinking from plastic. Plastic bottles kills the earth pretty badly so just drinking tap water is a good way to do their help to save the earth. Using tap water is also cheaper than spending at least $4 at a school vending machine, we can save money and use tap or a water fountain.

94% of US citizens buy plastic water bottles, and around 50 billion of these plastic bottles are bought in America annually. The reason why this is so bad for the planet is because plastic bottles can take up to 1000 years to break down. Even worse, they aren’t biodegradable.The process of making plastic uses a huge amount of fossil fuels that later result in global warming. Not only can one singular plastic water bottle contribute significantly to global warming, it also puts marine life at a very high risk. Many marine animals after eating plastic or getting tangled up in plastic die every year. A solution to this is, instead of buying plastic water bottles in bulk, we can invest in just one reusable bottle and reduce the consumption of plastic bottles. Another solution is for companies to start using better and more eco friendly packaging.

i completely agree with what you're saying about the waste produced by plastic water bottles however, there are some places in America and around the world that are not fortunate enough to have clean tap water to fill reusable bottles therefore I think our first goal before cutting down on plastic bottle production should be too have clean tap water everywhere so people aren't forced to use plastic bottles that contribute to pollution.

There are several ways you can help reduce pollution:
Reduce plastic consumption
Opt for sustainable transportation
Energy conservation
Recycle and reuse
Small daily actions can make a difference in reducing environmental pollution.

In 2022, one of, if not the most significant pieces of climate change legislation in American history was passed, and yet most people do not know about it. If you are reading this post and racking your brain to find what newsworthy climate change bill you remember hearing about in 2022, and coming up empty handed, you are not alone. A lot of people do not know about the climate change law in the Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, but it is major! With this bill, the United States of America dedicated $369 billion to climate and clean energy investments. $369 BILLION! For many Americans, this is not only a cause for celebration, but also a shock, because for so long, American climate change policy has seemingly floundered, and even regressed. But the IRA is a major step forward. According to Krupp 2022, "Multiple independent analyses show the [IRA] will reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions some 40% below 2005 levels by 2030 . . . "
     Gratitude for the climate legislation in the IRA is devoted to all of the tireless lobbyists and constituents who fought tirelessly to get this bill passed. Because of them, and because of the American representatives who decided to take a stand for America's future- for Earth's future, we can keep fighting to save this planet and its life from the destruction of climate change!

Works Cited:
https://www.edf.org/blog/2022/08/12/big … ate-change

We could cut back so far on deforestation and further reduce emissions if we just dialed back the capitalism a little bit.  It's genuinely agonizing how neglectful and ignorant these billionaires are.  FOR THE LOVE OF GOD TAYLOR SWIFT'S PRIVATE JET HAS IT'S OWN ANNUAL FOOTPRINT OF OVER 8000 TONNES.  THAT IS OVER 600 TIMES THE U.S AVERAGE PER CAPITA.  THAT IS ALMOST 2000 TIMES THE GLOBAL AVERAGE.  Stop claiming overpopulation is a valid reason to continue cutting down forests when you know damn well Oprah Winfrey has at least 8 multi million dollar estates just in the United States alone.  Coal burning might be one of the biggest contributions to global warming but do you wanna know what the most preventable one is?  Permitting white women with dreadlocks to go do iowaska in the middle of Nevada every year.  Burning Man puts out over 100,000 tons of carbon dioxide into our atmosphere every year.  It's absolutely superfluous.  Just stop it.

Sources: https://www.forbes.com/sites/prakashdol … 4fb9e5c086

https://www.velvetropes.com/backstage/o … frey-house

https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2023 … 0annually.

Not exactly. There are many factors that contribute to climate change, including the actions of corporations, governments, and other institutions, as well as broader systemic issues such as economic and social inequality. In fact, 53.1% of our personal carbon footprint is burned without our consent.
The term carbon footprint also known as personal carbon footprint, was popularized by a 250 million advertising campaign by the oil and gas company BP in 2005 designed by Ogilvy and Mather which was a plan to divert attention from fossil fuel companies to individual consumers. Basically, reframing climate change and fossil fuel use as a personal problem in order for them to continue to burn 12 million times more fossil fuels than the average person.
Of course, we as individuals can and should do something for the environment such as conserving energy, reduce transportation emissions, use water wisely, reduce food waste and so much more. But, don’t let an oil company make you believe that you’re the source of this problem while they are the ones that have the biggest impact.

In short, I believe that we are to blame for climate change. There are many reasons why we are to blame for the planet warming and climate change. To start we have been emitting carbon dioxide since the industrial revolution into the atmosphere and caused the levels of carbon dioxide to increase. The Parts per million have always been below 300 but starting in the 1950s, the line started going up; and it hasn’t stopped. The proof that we are causing Climate Change is very evident and is very alarming to hear. As of May 2023, we are at 420 ppm of Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere. The severity of carbon dioxide and why it is important is that it is a greenhouse gas. Greenhouse gasses in a normal amount are good for the earth; it keeps us warm at night, when our side of the planet is facing away from the sun, and keeps us from overheating in the daytime, when our side of the planet is facing towards the sun. Greenhouse gasses keep us alive on this “goldilocks” or perfect planet. But when people hear about such a drastic change on this planet they tend to get afraid and put the blame on something else, like nature or some big gas companies. The idea of there is no climate change started right when the popularity of Climate Change Activists started to blow up. There were large numbers of protests around the US that startled the media and caused them to retaliate and spread “climate change hoax” propaganda about how climate change is false. On the individual scale, I believe we all have a part in it; if it's choosing to bring your reusable water bottle or get the free plastic one, choose to recycle the box or soda can instead of throwing it in the landfill. It takes everyone to do their part in choosing to save the planet. If we don’t we may not have many more years on this Earth.

https://www.climate.gov/news-features/c … al-warming

https://climate.nasa.gov/

I agree that we as individuals are not fully to blame for climate change and that it is a systematic problem in governments and corporations. Many individuals, especially in lower income areas, are very uneducated about what is happening to the planet right now and how they are contributing to the problem. The lack of education on climate change can lead to misinformation about whats happening, which can lead to people denying what is going on. Not to mention that lots of people relay on jobs that produce a heavy amount of CO2 into the atmosphere without them being aware of it. the big corporations and governments on the other hand, are aware of what is going on to the environment but are choosing to ignore what is going on so that they can more money. Even though regular people do contribute to climate change, it is usually because they are not informed about what is going on, while the coperations and governments are fully aware of what is going on and choose to ignore it.

Climate change is a difficult problem that has been brought about by multiple causes. Although people definitely contribute to climate change, it is unfair to blame individuals mainly for it. The truth is that governments and businesses have a significantly greater influence over the environment than do individuals. For instance, 100 corporations contribute to the vast large quantities of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. Fossil fuels, which are the main causes of climate change, are extracted, produced, and distributed by these corporations. Governments are crucial when it comes to environmental policy and industrial regulations. Governments have repeatedly failed to take significant climate change action because of political pressure or a lack of political will. It's important to keep in mind, though, that many of the problems caused by climate change are structural and call for a united effort. For example, switching to renewable energy sources requires essential improvements, which can only be carried out through government action. Systemic problems like economic and social inequality also have a role in climate change. It is necessary to solve these problems through changes in policy and group effort. In addition to this, it's still critical for people to limit their carbon footprint. Everyone can contribute to building a more sustainable future, and the act of doing so is crucial for all of us.

In my personal opinion, one individual is not to blame for climate change, but many individuals together. Yes, everyone does contribute to some part of climate change through their own choices that impact our environment. Their home lifestyle, energy consumption, and travel can add or decrease from the problem of climate change. Climate change is driven by the greenhouse gas emissions caused by us humans. Greenhouse gases can increase in our atmosphere due to the burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, and energy use. Our choices as individuals and the choices made by individuals with more power than the average person greatly impact the rate at which we add greenhouse gases into our atmosphere. In order to fix this issue of climate change, it would require a collective effort of changes in our economical systems and the normalization of excessive energy use.
Site: https://www.epa.gov/climatechange-science

I agree with your argument that a singular person should not be blamed or blame themselves for the whole of climate change. However I do think that every person does contribute to it partially and must self reflect sometimes. Yes, big corporations may be to blame for the majority of greenhouse gas emissions, but the reasons that these companies run is because we as consumers buy from them. I think it would be more beneficial as a whole to not only self reflect on our own actions but also on the actions of companies. How can we as consumers have corporations take responsibility, how can we take responsibility?

Although I do love hearing people talk about the fact that the large corporations have been using the people as a scapegoat because of their waste to distract them from the fact that those corporations use an abysmal amount of carbon-based energy, this post does feel a little too aggressive. The only reason these companies are around is because customers buy from them, so it is also up to us to stop buying their products and to warn/spread the word to others about how much carbon they release into the atmosphere.

I feel like the human population will continue to grow exponentially for quite some time and then it will have a dramatic decrease because it's starting off exponentially but it's gonna move more towards a logistic growth rate and it's going to hit its carrying capacity. In the second link it explains that the human population will hit carrying capacity sometime in the time ahead.(with the links just copy them and then paste them onto a new tab) :>|-(c ; )>o

https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/ … definitely.

https://worldpopulationhistory.org/carrying-capacity/