It’s the small things we can all do to reduce pollution and climate change issues. Learn more about The Power of Small® , the solution is a combination of companies making changes to their operations, development and implementation of new innovations and technologies for more sustainable businesses and a social shift. And the social shift is possibly one of the hardest hurtles to overcome.
Now is the time that we must all make small changes in our lives to help ensure our own future and the future of our children, grandchildren, and all future generations. When we ALL make small changes like picking up plastic garbage and recycling it, driving 60 mph (100 km/hr) instead of 70 mph (120 km/hr), using LED light bulbs that last 25 years and use 50% less electricity, and eating smaller portions of meat, we can collectively make a HUGE difference.
Three innovations that help to fight the impact of climate change and create a more sustainable lifestyle.
From saving the oceans of pollutants to reducing the impact of the food industry, these are all contributing to realising sustainable development goal – climate action.
The UN body dealing with climate change has issued a warning saying global food security is at risk if we do not change the way we use the planet’s resources.
In a major report on land use and climate change, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says rising global temperatures are creating more extreme weather events, such as heatwaves and droughts, leading to land degradation and desertification.
At the same time it says poor land-use practices are contributing to global warming.
The destruction of natural habitats to make way for livestock and cultivation, is responsible for about a fifth of global greenhouse gas emissions, and is reducing the land’s capacity to store carbon.
The report’s authors are calling for a shift to sustainable land-use practices, and for action to drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions.
While they have stopped short of telling people to stop eating meat they say reducing consumption will take pressure off our planet’s limited natural resources.
