Often we find ourselves paralyzed by the question: what can I do, in my daily life, to help the planet? Is not easy. The environmental care It is a global issue, as is clearly seen with climate change, without going any further, but actions must be local. On the other hand, it is useless for some to try to lead an ecological life if others do not, be they companies, governments or individuals.
Caring for the environment does not understand political color, or social classes, or rich or poor countries because it affects us all, something that many world leaders, politicians and businessmen refuse to see. All facets of our life are related to the environment: from food to transport, through the use of energy or waste management. In Green Ecologist, we show you how can you help the environment.
Use clean and renewable energy to help the environment
Energy is omnipresent in life. If you are reading this, you are using energy to turn on your computer, tablet or mobile screen. Energy has allowed the development of humanity and a better quality of life. It is not about going back to the caverns and using the fire. But there is no doubt that we have to use less energy and generate it from clean and renewable sources. The era of fossil fuels has to end (in fact, whether we like it or not, since at some point all reserves will run out). The sooner and faster we make that transition, the better. Climate change does not allow us to wait any longer.
In daily life, a person must take responsibility for the energy he consumes. Think, in every act of your daily life, even the smallest and most bland, if you can save energy: from turning off the light in the rooms when leaving or turning off electrical appliances instead of leaving them in standby until you ask yourself if it is necessary to continue using the car and burning hydrocarbons.
Learn about the different Advantages and Disadvantages of renewable energies in this other Green Ecologist article.
Reduce pollution to help the planet
Also closely related to fossil fuels. Vehicle smoke pollutes large cities, while coal-burning factories and power plants can pose a country's biggest problem and make its air literally unbreathable, as is the case in China.
But pollution is not just the pollution of cities. Also in rivers, the sea, the animals we eat … All this affects human health, causing diseases such as asthma and heart attacks. Again the clean energies They are the solution (solar, wind, geothermal…). Use the car only if there is no other option and do not throw trash to rivers and oceans, which implies not throwing used oil down the kitchen sink, would be essential actions.
Don't waste food
On the planet we are more than 7,000 million mouths to feed and rising. The planet is finite, so, logically, you cannot produce food to infinity, no matter how much technology advances. Necessary Do not waste food and distribute it better. Tons of healthy food is thrown away every day as millions of people starve to death.
Not a gram of food should be wasted. On the other hand, organically grown food they do not harm the environment as much as industrial crops. If possible, eat organic and local (bringing food from far away pollutes). In addition, you will eat healthier.
Do not waste water to protect the environment
If food is not to be wasted, even less water, the most valuable resource on the planet. Bottled water is imported from thousands of kilometers away, which is doubly harmful to the environment: not using the one that is close and is drinkable and the contamination that is produced by the transfer. In rich countries, each person consumes hundreds of liters a day while in some poor countries they don't even have access.
Not a drop of water can be wasted. Check your faucet to make sure it doesn't leak. Also, if possible, in better consume plain and non-bottled water. Some cities do it by law, prohibiting the entry of bottled water. You must also reuse the water from the toilets and collect rainwater for irrigation.
Learn with Green Ecologist How to make a homemade water filter to drink.
Produce less waste and manage existing waste well
The best garbage is that which is not generated. Crystal, glass, plastic, cardboard, paper, waste to be processed, which is very energy consuming. We must reduce the use of plastic bags and, in general, of all packaging. Must be reuse as much as possible and, what is not, must be disposed of in the appropriate container for proper recycling.
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