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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Everything Starts at Home
Everything starts at home. There are so many things we can do to help our environment right in our homes. Simple things like turning off the faucet or a light can really make a difference not only in our bills but also to Mother Earth! Recycling and picking up trash and planting trees also really help. More ways would be to use a reusable water bottle or cut back on the amount of plastic bags used in lunches. A simple alternative would be a reusable container; it works just the same, and it's easy and compact. And of course, carpooling. It can save the environment, and it can make our days more exciting when carpooling with a friend!
Hi Emma. I agree with your idea" Everything starts at home." Just like you said "Simple things like turning off the faucet or a light can really make a difference", I am a person who will keep table lamp on when I'm sleeping sometime. And that's bad for me always make carbon emission high. If I turn my lamp down when I'm sleep, then my carbon footprint won't be this high.
I'm a bit of a hypocrite since I do leave on unnecessary lights and running water, but over the years, I've learned the wrongs of doing so and stopped or at least reduced the amount of times.