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.
Clean Development >
Waste removal using green chemistry in the automotive industry.
In the automotive industry there is a lot of waste that comes from painting cars. All of the paint is broken down and clumped together by a chemical in order to get rid of the waste. The problem with this is that the chemical used is called melamine formaldehyde, and it can be very harmful to the environment. A company called Ecolab came up with another, more green chemical as an alternate solution. The chemical is called Apex and it helps to decrease chemical use, solid waste, water use, and the cost of the whole painting process. Apex is made of 99% renewable sources, it reduces the chemical use by 80%, and it reduces waste by about 50%. This product will help to get rid of the extra waste effectively and safely. Elimination of the harmful waste will reduce air pollution. Air pollution is known to affect climate change. As the population grows, the demand for cars grows. Apex will decrease the amounts of harmful waste produced from the cars in production.
Sou rce: http://www.ecolab.com/stories/innovatin … paint-shop
Ecolab was named one of the Global 100 most sustainable Companies in 2016.