Going Green - What Stops Us and the Benefits of Taking Action
1. TAKING THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED
GOING
GREEN
- WHAT stops us from taking the road of ‘Going Green’?
- BENEFITS of ‘Going Green’.
Ashish Sachdeva
2. Going Green – What is it exactly?
- directly relates to Environmentalism
- ideals and social movements that lead to
PROTECTION & CONSERVATION of
planet Earth.
For example:
REDUCE pollution
CONSERVE resources
CONSERVE energy
REDUCE consumption and waste
PROTECT the earth’s ecological balance
3. Going Green has become:
a TRENDY THING to say &
a HOT TOPIC to discuss.
we constantly hear about:
- Global Warming
- Environment
- Future Generations
But there are many people who are still not able, or willing, to fully
commit to a green lifestyle and take the road of going green.
5. Going Green
Takes EFFORT, including:
becoming EDUCATED &
making LIFESTYLE CHANGES.
But not everyone who isn't into green is resisting this
change because they don't believe it's right.
What are the other factors?
6. OTHER FACTORS:
Lack of Access
Lack of Knowledge
Expense
Perception About the Impact
Brainwashed
Overwhelmed with Environmental Problems
Loss of Investment
Lack of Time or Energy
7. If we do not adopt the Go Green policy, the
following consequences will be observed:
-ANTHROPOGENIC CLIMATE CHANGE
-ECONOMIC INSTABILITY
- EXHAUSTION OF EXISTING RESOURCES
8. when the last tree is cut, when the last
river has been poisoned, when the last
fish has been caught, then we will find
out that we can't eat money!