Page 15 - My Utopia - Youth vs Climate change 2018

At a time when technology forms a vital part of our out the practical aspects of a project with experts.
daily lives, we think a lot of times how technology Partnerships are a way to carry this out, but other
can help us solve big issues concerning our options must be left open.
environment. The most popular issue is energy: Unfortunately, we can not only count on the
young people want to stop the world’s dependence government to solve this problem, the people must
on fossil fuels quickly and at the same time they support this. A large part of the pollution A large
came up with a lot of ideas. Making clean energy part of the pollution still come from households,
(wind, solar, hydropower) popular not only in Europe which can be much more environmentally friendly.
but around the world has been agreed by a vast The government can encourage families to buy
majority of the participants. A lot of young people solar panels, for example, but people still have to do
are concerned with nuclear energy as an alternative it themselves. Waiting for the government to solve
because of the safety of the power plants and the everything is no longer feasible.
issue of nuclear waste What the government can do is focus on the
Another idea for innovation is the search for poorest families. They don’t have the resources
biodegradable plastics. Next to the incredible to renovate their house, but they still pay much
amount of waste conventional plastics generate, more energy than they should. By giving energy
they also form harm to land and water biodiversity premiums the government can meet these people’s
– a popular example is microplastics, microscopic needs.. This gives several advantages: the houses
plastic fragments which do not break at all and become ecological, people pay less on their energy
could be seen as food by aquatic animals. bills and live much more comfortably with, for
A lot these of ideas are appreciated by the general example, double glazing. These are measures that
public but when it comes to practicalities there are pay for themselves, so the government will not lose
still a lot of disagreement. Young people want clarity anything. It is a win-win situation. We must make it
from the government that they are willing to work clear that the ecological story is a positive story for
everyone.

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