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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We can create a cleaner atmosphere
Factories, oil refineries, burning coal, and fossil fuels are creating pollution in our atmosphere. We are the cause of this. We create harmful gases and substances, which creates pollution. We are causing harm to animals and our own bodies. If we want to prevent creating smog and pollution, we must make a change now. Create cleaner air! We can drive electric vehicles, ride bikes to school, avoid burning coal and turn solar! We can change our world and pass on the ideas to the next generation and continue to keep Earth clean. Make a difference for our atmosphere and world!
I definitely agree with the fact we need to create a cleaner atmosphere, by turning solar and riding bikes to school. China is already experiencing problems from lack of clean air, as thick smog blankets their capital. The poor air quality in Beijing has closed schools and even caused farmers in the region to panic over the lack of sunlight. This pollution does come from many sources, but burning coal has been linked to the largest number of air pollution deaths in China, causing 366,000 premature deaths in 2013. This is because in the winter more families turn on their heaters, and most of the energy used to run them comes from coal-fired power plants that send tiny particles of charred dust into the air. China has been making changes to stop and reverse the pollution, and we all need to contribute towards creating cleaner air.
http://www.popsci.com/why-is-smog-in-china-so-bad