Water â Conserving the 1%
I am an advocate for taking personal responsibility when it comes to environmental sustainability.Â
Every individual choice and action we take has consequences.
Take, for instance, our use of water. There is a perception that it is an abundant natural resource, however, it is limited. Of the 70% of our Earth that is covered in water, only 3% is actually fresh and drinkable. Of this 3% it is not that easy to get! 80% of it is actually frozen in the polar ice caps. So, what does this leave us with? A shocking 1% of fresh water available to us- globally.
As our world population and industries grow, there is a huge demand placed on our water resources. As of 2019, a total of 17 countries are now feeling the stress of water shortages.Â
The World Data Institute (WRI) says that about one quarter of the worldâs population, approximately 1.7 BILLION people - live in a place where farming, industry and cities use 80% of their available water supply every year.
This means that only 20% i...
"Fly if you like, I wonât judge you." â Greta Thunberg
âFly if you like, I won't judge youâ was a statement that Greta Thunberg gave to The Sunday Times Magazine as she turned 18.
This sentence really got me thinking about influence and divisive ideals and opinions. Something we are seeing more and more in modern society in the midst of this Trump era, is the rise of the far right all over the world and more worryingly - extremism.Â
The definition of polarising is âto cause something, especially something that contains different people or opinions, to divide into two completely opposing groups: âThe debate is becoming polarised and there seems to be no middle ground.ââ
We have all seen first hand the damage that a destructive leader can do during Trumpâs presidency, culminating in the assault on the Capitol Building on January 6th.Â
Radicalism or fundamentalism of any âideaâ is never a good path to follow. We need to allow that as humans, as a society, people are going to have different points of view and opinions. Opinions that are re...
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