HELPING THE PLANET

The year is 2060 and the world is a different place. Most of the major cities are under water. The Earth is a lot warmer than it used to be. People are fighting because they don’t have enough resources like food or water. Many of the animals and plants have disappeared. This might sound like a movie to you but it could really happen if we keep damaging our planet.

One of the biggest problems that our world faces today is climate change. Unfortunately, everyone plays a role in this major change. Lots of our favourite things like mobile phones, televisions and computers need energy to work and most of this energy comes from burning fossil fuels like coal, oil and natural gas, which release carbon dioxide and other gases into the air. These gases trap the heat from the sun, which makes our world a lot warmer. Everybody contributes to climate change when they travel by car, take a bath with hot water, turn on heating and buy products that use lots of energy.

So how can we help? We can start by unplugging all electronics when we’re not using them, turn down our heaters and take a short shower instead of a bath. We can recycle more and drive less. We also need to use less of things so that we leave enough for the future. Giving old things to charity instead of throwing them away, turning off tap water while brushing teeth, drinking tap water instead of bottled water and taking your own coffee mug to the coffee shop are all different ways that we can contribute to helping our planet for the future