It
is no shock that global warming is currently a very serious issue, because of
plastic taking a while to biodegrade, and massive amounts of carbon dioxide
polluting the air. Countries most affected by this issue include Malawi,
Bangladesh, the Philippines, Vietnam and Sudan. Because of climate change there
have been a large amount of protests and concern in 1st world countries such as
the U.K. and France.
You
could say the issue of climate change was brought to mainstream by Swedish
teenager Greta Thunberg; she claimed her activist title by protesting outside
of Swedish parliament at age 15, to drive their attention towards preventing
climate change from getting worse instead of being the cause of climate change.
So far, Greta Thunberg has encouraged European schoolkids to protest their
government and climate change on Fridays. The movement has been officially
called ‘Fridays for Future’. On March 15th, around 1.5 million students marched
for the cause, and inhabitants from more than 125 countries have taken part in
the frequent marches.
In
a speech Greta had made, she said: ‘When your house is on fire, and you want to
keep your house from burning to the ground, then that does require some level
of panic.’ This speech outlines that we should treat the earth as our home, and
we should be panicking as it is deteriorating as we speak.
Climate
change however will not be solved by just protesting against the government- it
is also our job to save the world too! Here are some simple things we can to do
prevent the world from giving out- we can cut back on the use of plastic
(straws, toothbrushes, disposable cups, or single use water bottles), use more
public transport, eat less red meat, keep the tap off when brushing your teeth,
turning off switches, TV’s or lights, when they’re not in use and if you can,
use LED lightbulbs in your home. All these attributes can potentially save us
from arriving at a point of no return in 2050.
You could say the issue of climate change was brought to mainstream by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg; she claimed her activist title by protesting outside of Swedish parliament at age 15, to drive their attention towards preventing climate change from getting worse instead of being the cause of climate change. So far, Greta Thunberg has encouraged European schoolkids to protest their government and climate change on Fridays. The movement has been officially called ‘Fridays for Future’. On March 15th, around 1.5 million students marched for the cause, and inhabitants from more than 125 countries have taken part in the frequent marches.
In a speech Greta had made, she said: ‘When your house is on fire, and you want to keep your house from burning to the ground, then that does require some level of panic.’ This speech outlines that we should treat the earth as our home, and we should be panicking as it is deteriorating as we speak.
Climate change however will not be solved by just protesting against the government- it is also our job to save the world too! Here are some simple things we can to do prevent the world from giving out- we can cut back on the use of plastic (straws, toothbrushes, disposable cups, or single use water bottles), use more public transport, eat less red meat, keep the tap off when brushing your teeth, turning off switches, TV’s or lights, when they’re not in use and if you can, use LED lightbulbs in your home. All these attributes can potentially save us from arriving at a point of no return in 2050.
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