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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Fossil fuels usage
According to U.S energy information administration 80% of the power produced and of that consumed comes from fossil fuels. When we burn fossil fuel for power it emits a lot of Carbon dioxide since it is one of the most carbon intensive fuels. Not only does burning of fossil fuels contribute to climate change but the way we obtain coal also has negative affects on the ecosystems. One way to reduce the usage of fossil fuels would be to switch to more renewable resources such as solar and wind.