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Cn Lhe 12Lh november 1997 Lhe unlLed naLlons adopLed a resoluLlon whlch sLaLes
coocetoeJ by tbe fote of fotote qeoetotloos lo tbe foce of tbe vltol cbolleoqes of tbe oext mllleoolom
cooscloos tbot ot tbls polot lo blstoty tbe vety exlsteoce of bomookloJ ooJ lts eovltoomeot ote tbteoteoeJ
kesolveJ to sttlve to eosote tbot tbe pteseot qeoetotloos ote folly owote of tbelt tespooslbllltles towotJs
fotote qeoetotloos
1 Whlch are Lhe vlLal challenges of Lhls mlllennlum Lhe LhreaLs Lo manklnd and lLs envlronmenL and our
responslblllLles Lowards fuLure generaLlons?
2 1o whaL exLenL should we moderaLe our way of llfe for Lhe sake of Lhose yeL Lo come?

1he challenge we have Loday ls Lo prepare our world for Lhe fuLure generaLlons 1he mosL dlfflculL Lhlng ls
Lo puL Lhls concepL ln everyone's mlnd A loL of Loday's people way of LhoughLs ls ln lndlvldual Llme LhaL
ls Lhlnklng only abouL Lhe presenL where Lhe person doesn'L care less abouL Lhe fuLure buL only LhaL he's
leadlng a good llfe even lf he's depleLlng a loL of human resources eople musL be aware abouL Lhe
clvlllzaLlon ln Lhe fuLure ln facL lL ls so lmporLanL LhaL Lhe unlLed naLlons Solemnly proclalmed on Lhe 12
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of november 1997 Lhe ueclaraLlon on Lhe 8esponslblllLles of Lhe resenL CeneraLlons Lowards luLure
CeneraLlons
nowadays manklnd ls faclng some serlous LhreaLs whlch lmmedlaLe acLlon by everyone musL be Laken
1he currenL mosL dangerous lssue ls global warmlng whose effecL ls lncreaslng each year PumanlLys
conLrlbuLlons Lo global warmlng are ln Lhe form of greenhouse malnly carbon dloxlde (CC2) and meLhane
(CP4) whlch prevenL heaL from escaplng Lhe earLh 1he resulL ls lncreaslng LemperaLures across Lhe
planeL ln such a condlLlon varlous forms of planL and anlmal llfe can perlsh 1here are several ma[or
causes of greenhouse gas emlsslons 1hey lnclude
use of oll by alrplanes shlps and auLomoblles 1hls produces CC2
use of coal Lo produce elecLrlcal power 1hls produces CC2
use of large quanLlLles of caLLle and some oLher llvesLock anlmals 1hls produces meLhane
lor Lhe fuLure generaLlons Lhls problem wlll deflnlLely lncrease spread of d|seases %ot exomple lo keoyo
wbete slqolflcoot tempetotote locteoses bove beeo tecotJeJ Jlseosebeotloq mospolto popolotloos bove
locteoseJ lo ooce coolet blqblooJ oteos) f|oods and droughts %meltloq lce lo oottb ooJ sootb poles wlll
Jtostlcolly locteose tbe seo level coosloq o lot of ploce to sobmetqe ooJetwotet% econom|c d|saster %sloce
Jlsostet tellef tokes o beovy toll oo tbe wotlJs ecooomy ooJ Jlseoses ote expeoslve to tteot we wlll soffet
floooclolly wltb tbe ooset of qlobol wotmloq) popu|at|on r|sk and Unsusta|nab|e Deve|opment
uecember 1997 Lhe kyoLo roLocol was negoLlaLed ln kyoLo !apan 1he kyoLo roLocol ls an
lnLernaLlonal LreaLy lnLended Lo brlng counLrles LogeLher Lo reduce global warmlng and Lo cope wlLh Lhe
effecLs of LemperaLure lncreases LhaL are unavoldable afLer 130 years of lndusLrlallzaLlon CounLrles LhaL
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raLlfy Lhe kyoLo roLocol agree Lo reduce emlsslons of slx greenhouse gases LhaL conLrlbuLe Lo global
warmlng carbon dloxlde meLhane nlLrous oxlde sulfur hexafluorlde PlCs and lCs
AparL from Lhls ln lebruary 2002 Lhe unlLed SLaLes governmenL announced a sLraLegy Lo reduce
greenhouse gas emlsslons by 18 over a 10year perlod from 20022012 1hls pollcy lnvolves reduclng
emlsslons Lhrough Lechnology lmprovemenL lmprovlng Lhe efflclency of energy use
AnoLher meLhod whlch reduces Lhe amounL of CC2 from Lhe aLmosphere ls reforesLaLlon Also recycllng
whenever posslble greaLly reduces Lhe energy needed Lo creaLe new producLs ln facL WasLeserv a
MalLese company responslble for organlzlng managlng and operaLlng lnLegraLed sysLems for wasLe
managemenL LogeLher wlLh Lhe Local Counclls has esLabllshed 8rlng lnSlLes so Lhe MalLese clLlzens can
recycle plasLlc (blue) glass (brown) paper (whlLe) and meLals (black) 1hls also helps ln reduclng global
warmlng
AnoLher LhreaL ls Lhe vlLal nonrenewable resources Slnce 1600 Lhe human populaLlon has lncreased
from abouL one bllllon Lo slx bllllon 1hls exploslve populaLlon growLh has puL Lremendous pressure on
Lhe planeLs naLural resources unllke wlldllfe foresLs and people Lhe worlds fossll fuels and mlnerals
are llmlLed and flnlLe 1hey can only be used once 1hls all lmplles LhaL Loday me MuS1 be energy efflclenL
and conserver our resources for fuLure generaLlons ConservaLlon ls deflned as a careful planned
managemenL and proLecLlon of someLhlng especlally planned managemenL of a naLural resource Lo
prevenL explolLaLlon desLrucLlon or neglecL" Where lL ls posslble we need Lo change our llfe wlLh more
energy savlng Lechnlques lor example changlng old fllamenL bulbs wlLh energy savlng bulbs Lhls wlll
decrease Lhe energy consumpLlon of a household Lherefore ls helplng boLh Lhe envlronmenL and also Lhe
person's savlngs AnoLher meLhod ls Lo mlnlmlze Lhe usage of vehlcles Whenever lL ls posslble a blke ls
used lnsLead of a car or one could also lncrease hls usage of publlc LransporL When bulldlng a house
nowadays people are lncludlng double glazed wlndows lnsulaLed roofs and efflclenL appllances whlch
are decreaslng Lhe amounL of carbon ln Lhe aLmosphere each year Lherefore lL ls also conLrlbuLlng ln Lhe
dlmlnlshlng of global warmlng
LnvlronmenL musL also be proLecLed for Lhose yeL Lo come Lherefore Lhe presenL generaLlons should
sLrlve for susLalnable developmenL and preserve llvlng condlLlons parLlcularly Lhe quallLy and lnLegrlLy of
Lhe envlronmenL 1hey have Lo ensure LhaL Lhe fuLure generaLlons aren'L exposed Lo polluLlon whlch may
endanger Lhelr healLh or worse Lhelr exlsLence Whenever a large scale pro[ecL ls golng Lo be carrled one
musL always Lake lnLo conslderaLlon how lL wlll affecL Lhe fuLure generaLlons