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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Carbon Footprint
Hello from Slovenia. My carbon footprint is 56,826. The most of my final footprint amount is transport. Everyday I go to school 36km by local train. Last year I have made more than 24.000km with a car, bus or a plane. That is half way around the world. I really feel bad about it, but on the other hand I really like exploring the world.
Do you have any good idea how to travel the world in nature-friendly way? Do you know anything about developing planes that work on renewable resources?
I am from California, USA. My Carbon Footprint is 15,389. This may seem low compared to your footprint, but the flights I am taking in the near future weren't entered into the carbon footprint calculator because I wanted to know my current footprint. Over half of my carbon footprint was from my transportation. I too love to travel the world and visit new places and experience new views other than the one I see everyday. In an experiment done by Michael Sivak, flying is actually better for the environment and your carbon footprint than cars are. This study, which began in 1970, first came up with the conclusion that cars are better and flying, but as the research continued, by 2010 the research team concluded that flying is better than driving. With this information I would recommend cutting down on how much you are driving around rather than how much you are flying.