Assignment

1. ALARMING FACTS
about the environment
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2. EVERYDAY
in the United States
we produce enough trash to
equal the weight of the
Empire State building
Source: Solar EnergyWorld Report

3. The amount of wood and paper we throw
away each year is enough to
HEAT
20
50, 000, 000 homes
for
years
Source: @GreenpeaceUK

4. 40
million acres
Each year we lose
of our forest through logging & land clearing.
Source: Green Biz Check

5. Rainforests have taken
THOUSANDS
OF YEARS
to form but
EVERY SECOND
a portion the size of a football field is
destroyed.
Source: #climatechange

6. 50-100
of plants become
as their habitat and human activities destroy them.
species
EXTINCT EVERYDAY

7. 30%
of fish stock have
already collapsed.

8. FISHLESS OCEANS
could become a real possibility BY
2050

9. 55
Every year we extract
of bio-mass, fossil energy, metal
& minerals from the earth.
BILLION TONS
10 tons for every
person in the world.
BILLION TONS
Source: The World Counts

10. In developing countries,
90% 70%
of sewage
&
of industrial waste
is discharged into waterways
without any treatment at all.
Source: Pacific Institute
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11. Giving up beef will reduce carbon
footprints more than cars.
28 5
11times more land
to produce
times more
water
times more
climate-
warming
emissions
Compared to chicken & pork, beef requires
Source: The Guardian

12. Dark Snow
is accelerating global glacial melt.
(snow covered by layers of fine
industrial pollution)
Source: The Guardian

13. News study reveals pollution from
Asia makes
PACIFIC STORMS
STRONGER
Source: National Geographic

14. The responsibility is in our hands.

15. SOURCES
#climatechange
#recycle
@GreenpeaceUK
@wwwfoecouk
Energy World Report
Pacific Institute
The World Counts
Green Biz Check
The Guardian