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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KLM and Biofuel
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is one of many airlines now turning to biofuel to power their airliners. I personally think that biofuel is just one way we can go, but truly, instead of more forms of energy, we need to look at more forms of construction. This takes into account all structures, especially buildings. We could use massive solar arrays to power large neighborhoods, but you are still causing damage by expanding lengthwise, when you have to expand upwards. As for planes, there are many efficient plane designs we could use that require less fuel and can fly longer and faster for more time.