Everybody in the world is affected … because we all live on the same planet • PLASTIC TAKES 20‑600 YEARS TO DEGENERATE • FOOD WASTE generates METHANE (CH4)—a gas 28‑80 times more potent than CO2 • Globally, about 33% of all food is thrown away • THE LAND ‘employs’ 20% of the world’s population. Harming it affects their livelihood. • DEFORESTATION, METAL MINING & processing disrupt ecosystems, consume enormous amount of resources, and release greenhouse gases into the air • ‘LANDSCAPE AMNESIA’ (a.k.a. gradualism) = people perceive climate change as normal if it happens gradually, but would object if it happened suddenly • ULTIMATELY, everything is produced for humans: from consumer goods (e.g. electronics) to infrastructure (e.g. bridges) • WE THE PEOPLE have the power to become climate‑informed, and effect change
Existence of life is possible only within systems • Every year, 400 million tons of heavy metals, toxic sludge & other industrial waste are dumped into the world’s waters • LARGE CORPORATIONS produce because there is DEMAND FOR THEIR PRODUCTS • Microplastics have been found in human livers, kidneys, placentas • WETLANDS = Ecosystems where water covers the soil. The underwater plants within are essential in trapping & storing harmful carbon, away from humans • BUYING long‑term‑use products (instead of disposable ones) protects the environment, helps reduce climate change, helps humans’ ability to have a GOOD LIFE • GOOD NEWS: Because methane (CH4) is so powerful but shorter‑lived, cutting food waste (and therefore, methane generation) can result in meaningful reduction in the growth of climate change • Big difference in attitude: DOING LESS BAD vs DOING MORE GOOD
Everybody in the world is affected • PLASTIC TAKES 20‑600 YEARS TO DEGENERATE • FOOD WASTE generates METHANE gas (CH4) … 28‑80 times more potent than CO2 • Harming THE LAND affects the livelihood of 20% of world population • DEFORESTATION & METAL MINING disrupt ecosystems • ‘LANDSCAPE AMNESIA’ in climate change: People perceive it as normal because it happens gradually, but would object if it happened suddenly •
LARGE CORPORATIONS produce because there is DEMAND FOR THEIR PRODUCTS • Microplastics have been found in human livers, kidneys, placentas • Underwater plants in WETLANDS are essential in trapping & storing harmful carbon, away from humans • BUYING long‑term‑use products (instead of disposable ones) protects the environment, helps reduce climate change, helps humans • Big difference in attitude: DOING LESS BAD vs DOING MORE GOOD
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THE EARTH & HUMANS
Facts and insights about how the many systems of the Earth connect and work together,
about the forces that trigger changes in the Earth and the climate,
and what we can do to ensure that this planet will continue to enable us to have a life.
THE FUNDAMENTALS
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Anatomy of (most) Insights:
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WHAT YOU CAN DO
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