• Question: in your opionion what is the biggest enviroment problem and what would you do to prevent it from getting any worse?

    Asked by swim021ham to Olga, Madhumidha, Connor, Canice, Aruna, Anthony on 3 Mar 2020.
    • Photo: Connor McGookin

      Connor McGookin answered on 3 Mar 2020:

      climate change, and in order to prevent it we need to dramatically reduce the amount of greenhouse gases like CO2 we emit from burning fossil fuels like coal, oil and natural gas.

    • Photo: Madhumidha Murugan

      Madhumidha Murugan answered on 3 Mar 2020:

      Climate change is the biggest problem. I would involve myself in planting trees projects, would make careful choices so as to reduce consumerism behaviour and try to use recycled things. In addition, I will discuss these topics with my students, peers, neighbours and also resolve to be considerate in waste disposal.

    • Photo: Anthony Newell

      Anthony Newell answered on 3 Mar 2020:

      Climate change and plastic pollution are huge problems for the environment though I would say climate change is the biggest problem. We need to reduce our carbon dioxide emissions to the atmosphere. There are many ways to do this including not burning fossil fuels for energy, improving the insulation of our buildings so we don’t use as much fuel heating them. Other ways we can help is to reduce food wastage, eat less meat because raising animals for food emits lots of carbon dioxide, using public transport and cycling when possible.

    • Photo: Aruna Chandrasekar

      Aruna Chandrasekar answered on 3 Mar 2020:

      Well in my opinion, the biggest threat to our environment caused by humans is destruction of natural habitat i.e., it is of different forms:

      1. Over farming agricultural lands, led to a decrease in bee population
      2. Over industrialization led to river, ocean and land pollution
      3. over exploiting fossil fuel reserves led to excess global warming.

      There needs to be a drastic change in the way we view ourselves in nature. We are a part of the environment and need to actively look at symbiotic ways of interacting with our environment.

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