The Global Goals

The Global Goals

By:  Ashton Martin

This in an article, in which I will be answering a few questions relating to the global goals.  The questions are… What are the global goals and why are they so important? What does being a responsible consumer mean, with examples and non examples?  What does peace mean to me? And finally… What do I think the world needs to be a better place?

 

What are the global goals and why are they so important?:

The global goals are 17 worldwide goals for sustainable development.  The global goals are, no poverty, zero hunger, good health and well being, quality education, gender equality, clean water and sanitation, affordable and clean energy, decent work and economic growth, industry, innovation and infrastructure, and reduced inequalities.  Those are the first 10. The last 7 are sustainable cities and communities, responsible consumption and production, climate action, life below water, life on land, peace and justice, and partnership for the goals. Those are the 17 global goals. The global goals are important because, they are the things that need to be accomplished to build a better future.

 

What does being a responsible consumer mean?:

Consumer responsibility is taking personal responsibility for the environmental costs of your lifestyle.  For example, paper. You probably have wasted paper once in your life. I know I have. When you did waste that paper, I bet you weren’t thinking about where that paper came from.  Paper comes from trees, and when you waste paper, it’s basically like wasting trees. You might think there is an unlimited amount of trees, when in reality, there really isn’t. So, what does being a responsible consumer mean?  Not wasting paper. Not throwing out extra food. You don’t consider the resources put into your food. And there probably isn’t an unlimited amount of it. Being a responsible consumer, is not wasting things. From pencils to Xbox’s.  An example: You are having dinner. Your mom made steak. You go and get a lot. You start eating, and you realize you got to much. You eat it anyway. A non example: You are having dinner. You’re mom made steak. You go and get a lot.  You eat some, and throw the rest away.

 

What does peace mean to me?:

What peace means to me, is no war, no nuclear threats, and global partnership.  If there was no war in this world, people wouldn’t need to worry. And not just here, in America where I am, I mean everywhere in the world.  People wouldn’t need to be afraid of their country getting nuked, or attacked. If there also was no war, everyone, ever country, every continent could just be allied together, as one.  Sure, we could never stop bad things from happening. We can’t stop a murder. We can’t stop a bank robbery, but we might be able to stop global war.

 

What do I think the world needs to be a better place?:

What I think the world needs to be a better place, is everyone.  If everyone puts in an effort, making the world a better place would be so easy.  However, I know not everyone will stop fighting, not everyone will stop polluting the ocean, there will always be one person.  But, if MOST people could help, it could happen. It will not be as easy, but it’s better then only a few organizations. In conclusion, I hope you now know a little bit more about how you can help save the world.

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