Climate change- save our Earth, together!

As climate change and the deadline before our world falls into disarray nears, closer with every day that passes, we must start to take action. Our world is going to warm up, and if we do not act now, it will be much too warm. My generation, Generation Z, are responsible, as the future, the pioneers of tomorrow and what it brings. We shall suffer the impact of every action, every choice and every straw we use and this shall, in turn, decide this planet’s future. As the bearers of the impact of climate change, and contributors to it, we can perform simple every day actions, such as walking ,cycling instead of taking a car, reusing plastic bottles to fill hand sanitiser, wearing reusable masks and disposing one-use masks responsibly, we can halve carbon emissions by 2030. And there are many of us who are already playing their part. A few days ago, I stepped out for a stroll when I spotted a man carrying three bags of items to the recycling bins. I continued walking down the street, thinking he would just dump all of his ‘goods’ into the ‘general wastes’ bin. The idea of him individually sorting out every item existed only in the abstract form. Surprisingly, that was exactly what he did. Every item of his had been washed cleanly and he carefully opened one bag, methodically sorting it into the four rainbow-coloured bins. I stood there, amazed, my conscience prickling me. I would usually just dump all my trash into the ‘general wastes’ bin, not bothering to sort it. After all, I would console myself, who does it? Now, I finally understood the importance of each one of us doing our part to recycle, reuse and reduce. The impact of climate change will be not on us- Singapore alone but on the whole world. This is why it is important to be aware of our actions and their impact. Every piece of non-biodegradable plastic makes a difference, and so does every bit recycled. From that day on, I have adopted a practice of recycling my trash by throwing it in the right bins, and donating my old clothes, toys and other things to Salvation Army, a charity that accepts donations. I was inspired that day, by that man, and I made a change. If every person in the world- in Southeast Asia- in Singapore, played their part, made their change, we wouldn’t need to have this conversation right now. Unfortunately, there are still many people out there who think this doesn’t concern them, but we must convince them in order to beat climate change. So please, play your part, and together we can combat climate change.

My generation, Generation Z, are responsible, as the future, the pioneers of tomorrow and what it brings.