The Millenium Development Goals, agreed to by every member country of the United Nations in 2000, call for the worldwide eradication of poverty and hunger, universal education, gender equality and huge improvements in health by 2015: two years ago!!
Can we do this without making the planet warmer?
Let's think big and imagine how we can confront the climate crisis in a way that is realistic about the other major problems that we face as a planet and as a species on it.
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Fund ecology projects that help the environment on a global scale.
With today's technology we have the ability to make machines that can contribute to a brighter future of our planet. There are always some new "eco" projects in the making but they never seem to become a reality, such as the Ocean Cleanup Array developed by a 19-year old student Boyan Slat. The array is basically a solar powered boat that sails around the world and collects human garbage that ended up in oceans and seas. This is the kind of technology we are able to use, and yet we still don't! It is very important that more and more people get educated about projects like "The Ocean Cleanup Array" so they can help fund it and make it happen! I personally think technology is the only thing that can help us avoid the horrible effects of climate change.
It would be great if anyone of us contributed to this unique project. Personally I think that more kinds of this projects should be induced, this only shows how great the minds of our generations are, nevertheless if they only have 19 years. Also, more of this stuff should be mentioned in schools, citizens should be informated and aware of this ingenuinity that surounds us but we aren't conscious about it. So, there is a "donate" button on their page. It would be much appreciated if we could help Boyan on his great journey.
This sounds like a great idea and it would contribute to reducing the pollution on a global scale.It is shameful that projects like this don't get the proper funding and don't become reallity.This planet needs more people like Boyan Slat and it definitely needs more projects like Ocean cleanup.
The idea of Ocean cleanup sounds very interesting, but it definetly needs someone to fund it.
I agree with Ivan Ilic that projects like this one don't get appropriate attention or funds and as a result don't become reality.