• Question: If you could make any change for the good of this planet what would it be and why?

    Asked by anon-353581 on 16 Mar 2023.
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      Maike Wilschnack answered on 16 Mar 2023:

      I would make politicians listen to scientists and force them to make their decisions based on science.

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      Martin McCoustra answered on 17 Mar 2023:

      I’d ensure that everyone has the right to a proper education and to choose their own pathway in life as I did. However, before that we need to sort out the climate crisis otherwise it will get too warm for life to exist on this planet. Venus started out pretty much the same as Earth and look at what climate change did to it!

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      Maryam Sani answered on 17 Mar 2023:

      It would have to be finding a way to increase access to clean water across the globe, this would reduce diseases, enable food production, and help to prevent famine and there are numerous benefits.

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      Ai-Lan Lee answered on 17 Mar 2023:

      It would certainly be to do with improving sustainability and tackling environmental issues such as climate change in order for the planet to be sustainable for us to live on comfortably. Each of us can do little things such as take public transport, turn down the heating, cut down on single use plastics, but scientist of each and every field also have a huge part to play. In terms of organic chemistry, we are working towards ways to make our medicines, materials, cosmetics etc. in a more sustainable way. For example, we are trying to harness the energy of light to do our chemical reactions, instead of using high temperatures (the latter of which is much more energy inefficient).

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      Jade Markham answered on 31 Mar 2023:

      Everyone has an education – and that it is free. Everyone has clean water, food, shelter, warmth and doesn’t have to worry about money. That we can live more sustainably – consume less, recycle more, grow food more locally, plant trees, etc

Comments

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    Patricia commented on :

    Organising more workers to do strikes and more consumers to do boycotts. This way people can take power away from government and corporations. We can change everything this way!!

    Teachers and scientists are doing it now. As an adult I want to make it better so when you students grow up and start to work, you only have to work 4 days a week and get really good pay for it!

    Hint: Students of ALL ages can do demonstrations, strikes, and boycotts too!! 😉 It’s not about breaking rules, it’s about showing you are united. You can organise to ask your headteacher for a longer break ;).