S E C T I O N I : R eli gi o n s i n C o n v e r s a ti o n
4. Cli m a t e c h a n g e: A n i n c r e a s e i n t h e p r o d u cti o n of c a r b o n di o xi d e a n d ot h e r g a s e s h a s c o nt ri b ut e d t o a ri s e i n t h e E a rt h’ s t e m p e r at u r e. It i s f e a r e d t h at t hi s will t ri g g e r c h a n g e s i n o u r pl a n et’ s cli m at e, e. g. d r o u g ht i n s o m e a r e a s a n d ti o o d s d u e t o m elti n g i c e i n ot h e r s. 5. N u cl e a r w a s t e: T h e n u cl e a r p o w e r i n d u st r y p r o d u c e s l a r g e q u a ntiti e s of r a di o a cti v e w a st e. T hi s i s st o r e d i n s p e ci al f a ciliti e s. H o w e v e r, t hi s w a st e will r e m ai n h a r mf ul f o r t h o u s a n d s of y e a r s.
C H E C K Y O U R U N D E R S T A N DI N G 1.
2. D E B AT E W h at is t h e e nvir o n m e nt ?
D escri b e t h e h ar mf ul c o ns e q u e nc es of e ac h of t h e f oll o wi n g activiti es: ( a) C utti n g d o w n t h e r ai nf or ests. ( b) B urni n g f ossil f u els. (c) All o wi ng c h e mic als t o s e e p i nt o o ur riv er s a n d oc e a ns. ( d) Pro d uci n g n ucl e ar w ast e.
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I N V E S TI G AT E
T a ki n g acti o n: t h e r ol e of a st e w ar d F o r m o st of o u r hi st o r y, p e o pl e h a v e b e h a v e d a s if t h e E a rt h h a s a n u nli mit e d c a p a cit y t o a b s o r b w h at e v e r a b u s e w e m a y h e a p u p o n it. H o w e v e r, a n o v e r w h el mi n g a m o u nt of s ci e nti ti c e vi d e n c e s h o w s t h at t hi s i d e a i s c o m pl et el y mi st a k e n.
W e c a n n o l o n g e r aff o r d t o i g n o r e h o w o u r a cti o n s aff e ct t h e e n vi r o n m e nt. Aft e r all, w e h a v e o nl y o n e e a rt h a n d w e c a n n ot r e pl a c e it. If t h e h u m a n r a c e i s t o h a v e a f ut u r e, w e n e e d t o c h a n g e t h e w a y i n w hi c h w e r el at e t o t h e f r a gil e e n vi r o n m e nt of t h e w o rl d. I n bi g a n d s m all w a y s, e a c h of u s n e e d s t o b e c o m e a s t e w a r d of t h e e n vi r o n m e nt.
A st e w a r d r e ali s e s t h at w e all s h a r e t h r e e g r e at r e s p o n si biliti e s. 1. 2. 3.
T o s h a r e t h e pl a n et’ s r e s o u r c e s f ai rl y a n d wi s el y.
T o p a s s o n t h e w o rl d i n a li vi n g a n d f e rtil e st at e t o f ut u r e g e n e r ati o n s. T o p ut ri g ht a n y h a r m t h at h a s b e e n d o n e i n t h e p a st.
T HI N K A B O U T ...
E x pl or e t h e st or y of a n i ns pir a fi o n al st e w ar d of t h e E art h: W a n g ari M a at h ai. Dr M a at h ai w o n t h e N o b el P e a c e Pri z e f or h er w or k i n f o u n di n g t h e Gr e e n B elt M o v e m e nt. W at c h t h e vi d e o a n d n ot e: ( a) W h at Dr M a at h ai a b o ut t h e pl a n et.
s a ys is t h e ‘ gr e at est c h all e n g e’ t o
( b) Dr M a at h ai’s s ol u tt o n t o t h e c h all e n g e s h e o utli n es. ( c) T h e e tt e ct Dr M a at h ai s a ys t h at pl a n ti n g tr e e s h as o n f ar m ers. ( d) T h e w or k t h e Gr e e n B elt M o v e m e nt d o e s.
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A st e w ar d is s o m e o n e w h o c ar es f or t h e E art h.
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