2. Global Problems – Environment
Global problems of today world
Main environmental problems
Protection of environment
Problems of waste
Reduce-reuse-recycle
Prevention of wasting of energy
3. What are global problems of today?
The biggest problems in today’s world are:
Environmental problems Wars
Deforestration Drugs
Hunger and poverty Unemployment
Human rights issues
4. What are main environmental problems?
Main environmental problems are:
Air pollution
Greenhouse effect
Global warming
5. Air pollution – Greenhouse effect
The atmosphere is polluted by exhaust fumes of
cars and factories.
Cars are the biggest polluters - they are main
cause of bad air quality.
Gases like carbon dioxide and methane are called
„the greenhouse gases“.
These gases trap the heat in atmosphere.
This is known as the greenhouse effect.
6. Greenhouse effect - Global warming
Greenhouse effect can bring the global warming.
Global warming is the increasing of the
temperature of Earth.
If the air gets too hot, the balance of life on Earth
will be disrupted.
Scientists think that this can be dangerous for all of
us.
7. Environmental organizations
There are many organizations trying to protect our
environment, for example:
Greenpeace
Friends of the Earth
World Wildlife Fund
Earth First
8. What can you do to protect the
environment?
If we want to protect the atmosphere we should
use public transport more often because it is
better for environment than cars.
Going by bus helps reduce pollution.
And it is better to walk or cycle whenever we
can; it is very healthy and helps ecology.
9. What can you do to protect the environment?
We shouldn t be noisy in the woods, not pick
flowers.
We should never light fire in forests - trees will
burn.
We shouldn t use fertilizers in the garden.
10. We shouldn t buy pre-packed food – there
is a lot of waste from it.
We should use less washing up liquid - it
pollutes the seas and rivers.
We shouldn t drop rubbish in the street - it
looks and smells horrible.
11. What can you say about the problem of
waste?
People are producing more and more waste.
This waste can pollute the ground, water and air.
What can we do to help? We should remember
the three Rs:
Reduce! – Reuse! – Recycle!
12. Reduce! – Reuse! – Recycle!
Reduce!
Don t buy things you don t really need. By
reusing things and materials we can cut down on
the amount of waste.
13. Reuse!
Plastic bottles or bags or whatever can be reused.
Give old things you don t need (such as clothes,
toys, CDs) to charity. Share books, magazines,
newspapers.
Recycle!
Recycling has a very important role in reducing
pollution and protecting natural resources.
14. Recycling
Separating of waste for recycling is very important.
Sort out waste and put it into containers.
Things for recycling:
Paper - a lot of paper products can be made from
recycled paper – newspapers, toilet paper, egg
boxes.
16. What should be done to prevent wasting of
energy in households?
Every year people need more and more energy.
To prevent wasting of energy:
We should turn the heating down and dress
warmer if we're cold.
17. We should save energy - switch off lights and
other electrical appliances (TV, PC) when we're
not using them.
We should use energy-efficient products.
We should use rechargeable batteries.
We should save water (have a shower rather than
a bath).
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19. We can see that each of us could change
our lifestyle to protect our planet.
