Sustainability is the ability of a society to coexist with their environment, while not ruining it. I think the two major issues of today are: the dwindling energy resources and the ring of trash in the Pacific Ocean. People use fossil fuels so much, one would think it’s a delicious new drink. Fossil fuels now power 86.4% of the world power grids, making us so dependent on it, that if they were to disappear, the results would likely be apocalyptic. Not only are these fuels non-renewable (there is a limited supply), but we will run out in the next century and a half. So new means of energy must be found or we are in big trouble. Our economies would collapse, transportation would be impossible, there would be riots, and most likely global conflict over resources. The world would fall into anarchy, like addicts fighting over drugs. The second biggest issue, the ring of trash in the Pacific Ocean, is the fact that the world is creating so much trash that there is an area the size of Texas in the Ocean where it all collects. These plastics and other non-biodegradable materials will float on in the ocean forever, threatening marine life. We need to clean up and properly dispose of these plastics. Not to mention, we need to phase out plastics all together. We need to replace them with sustainable materials not made from petroleum. Materials that are biodegradable. The environment will thank us, because what we do to the environment today, affects all generations after us.
This is part of the great pacific garbage patch. It is also known as “garbage island” and it is a plague to the environment. It claims marine life everyday with its entangling plastics.
This is what the middle east may look like in the future if we do not replace dependence on oil. Terrorist organizations could hold resources hostage, or destroy them like this oil well burning in Kuwait. The world has already had a taste of conflict over oil during the Gulf Wars, when Iraqi forces set oil wells ablaze when the UN invaded. It not only wasted billions of barrels of oil, it also increased the price of oil, hurting the consumers.
The consumer of the future will suffer as gas prices will continue to skyrocket because of dwindling resources and inflation. People will begin to become enraged when they cannot even fill their tanks enough for the morning commute. Rioting will ensue.
This is part of the great pacific garbage patch. It is also known as “garbage island” and it is a plague to the environment. It claims marine life everyday with its entangling plastics.
This is what the middle east may look like in the future if we do not replace dependence on oil. Terrorist organizations could hold resources hostage, or destroy them like this oil well burning in Kuwait. The world has already had a taste of conflict over oil during the Gulf Wars, when Iraqi forces set oil wells ablaze when the UN invaded. It not only wasted billions of barrels of oil, it also increased the price of oil, hurting the consumers.
The consumer of the future will suffer as gas prices will continue to skyrocket because of dwindling resources and inflation. People will begin to become enraged when they cannot even fill their tanks enough for the morning commute. Rioting will ensue.
