Thursday, April 28, 2022

Editorial Page: Climate change is now unavoidable

The world is rapidly approaching a climate disaster. For many of us this has been obvious for a few years or even a decades. Others, on the other hand have known that a reckoning was coming for a long time.

Global emissions have increased. Decades of deliberate ignorance, political cowardice, cynical denial, and irresponsible procrastination have exacerbated the problem and made it immensely more difficult to fix.

It's too late for action but with luck some of the worst effects of climate change can still be avoided. People all throughout the world are finally acknowledging climate change as a top or very serious danger.

Let us all do our part to raise awareness, because the media has barely touched on it. This is a big problem that needs to be addressed, and everyone should be aware of it.

Please read the information below to find out what we can do to help📣

Ways to help :
• delete unwanted emails
• save electricity
• save water
• drive less
• plant more trees
• avoid smoking
• unplug electronics u don’t use
• use electric fan instead of aircon
• use LED lights
• spread awareness to your family and friends.

APPS WE CAN USE TO HELP:

•IRECYCLE
The name of this application in English already informs us of its use 'I recycle', so it is an app that helps us in the task of domestic recycling. Nowadays, one of the main ecological problems we have is the excess of waste. Many of the things we buy daily come in containers that then go to the trash. IRecycle helps you in this difficult task of reducing waste, offering thousands of ideas to recycle and reuse all types of materials. And not only that, but you can also check in your app what materials are recyclable or not.

•ECOSIA
Is it possible to find a web page and help replant trees? Well thanks to Ecosia, the eco-friendly search engine, is possible and free. Surely like most Internet users, when you do a search on the Internet you use Google, now you can change your habits and use Ecosia. So, at the same time you browse the Internet, you will help to plant trees. Ecosia, which works together with the search engine Bing, donates 80% of the income to non-profit organizations that work for reforestation in different parts of the planet, such as Peru, Indonesia, Madagascar or Burkina Faso.

•GECO AIR
Our commutes contaminate, and although in our day to day we cannot avoid them, we can improve them thanks to Geco Air. This application aims to help us improve our environmental impact in our journeys. It offers personalized advice to improve your driving style. In addition Geco Air takes into account the characteristics of your vehicle, if it is gasoline or diesel, and helps you to know if your mobility is polluting or not.

•JOULEBUG
JouleBug is a great app for making sustainability fun. Users can earn hundreds of badges and pins and accumulate points for practicing environmentally-friendly habits. The app also connects to your utility account to show you how much money you're saving.

•EARTH HERO
Earth Hero makes acting on climate change easy. It helps you take positive practical action in response to the climate emergency while discovering more satisfying ways to live. Earth Hero connects you to a global movement rising to the interconnected crises of climate change and rapid species loss.

•FOREST
Forest is a popular productivity app that helps people beat their phone addiction and manage their time in an interesting and pleasant way. Users can earn credits by not using their cell phones and plant real trees around the world with the credits.


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Editorial about Climate Change