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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School Energy Use
My school is very well off (I thought I should mention that right off). We have a wind turbine near our track field and solar panels on our roofs. A few weeks ago, they even made an announcement in the middle of the day to say that we were running 100% on solar and wind power at that moment! It was really cool. It saves our school money, and it helps the environment too, but I also know that we only have these energy sources in the first place because we have the money to do so. In the long run, running on sustainable energy like solar wind, or hydro (depending on where's you live) will eventually save you money, but not a lot of people are doing it because of the initial cost. Any thoughts on a potential solution? (Especially for schools)