Little Actions Make Big Changes
There is not one specific thing that you can do to help the environment. You cannot stop pollution by doing one big thing. It comes in smaller steps. It comes in steps like recycling in your home, using eco-friendly water bottles, and walking places when you can.
Sometimes I feel like I’m not making an impact in helping the environment just by doing these little things. Did I really make a difference today using a metal water bottle and drying my hands on a cloth towel instead of paper? But the thing is, there are over 7 billion people on this planet. Think about if every person in the world walked to work some days, or recycled their beverage bottles often, or carpooled to activities. I think that if all these thing happened, climate change would be much less of a problem.
At this point in our lives, climate change is a major issue for the world. I hear about climate change every week in school, from the news, and just observing the weather. Did this summer seem rainier than other years to you? True fact – it was. In the summer of 2021, there were 11 more rainy days than there were in 2015. 1 This is just one example showing how the weather is becoming more and more extreme as the years go on.
More extreme weather isn’t the only result of climate change. Rising water levels, extinction of animals, warmer waters, and countless other things. We can talk about helping the environment all day. What we need to do is act on this problem. Being aware of climate change is the first step to help stop this problem. But if we want the environment to be healthier, the time to take action is now.
Some easy things you can do to help are:
- Turning off the water while brushing your teeth
- Carpooling
- Planting a tree
- Walking to work
- Taking shorter showers
- Reduce, reuse, recycle
- Using reusable water bottles/bags
- Turn lights off when you leave a room
- Composting
- Respecting nature
These are simple and easy to do, and if everyone tries, we can make a big difference. If we can do these little things, we can also do the larger things.🌱🚴🏼💧
Image: Kesphol, Hendrik. “green trees and snow covered mountains during daytime.” Unsplash, 3 November 2020, https://unsplash.com/photos/1YQDhLtB9yU
