Eight steps to a sustainable future

What is the key to living on Earth without exhausting its resources?

• Increasing the rate of consumption

• Finding new and efficient ways of conserving resources

• Using unlimited resources

• Ignoring the imbalance between consumption and replacement

What is an example of a sustainable community practice?

• Burning wood for cooking

• Using solar ovens for cooking

• Using cars for transportation

• Increasing traffic congestion

What is a potential environmental and health effect of meat production?

• Increased water pollution

• Reduced risk of diseases spreading

• Decreased animal habitats

• Improved air quality

Which energy sources are renewable and do not pollute the environment?

• Coal and oil

• Solar and wind

• Natural gas and nuclear

• Hydroelectric and geothermal

What is socially responsible investing (SRI)?

• Investing in companies that harm the planet

• Investing in companies that focus on alternative energy

• Investing in companies that increase landfill waste

• Investing in companies that ignore environmental practices

Which type of lightbulbs use less energy and last longer?

• Traditional lightbulbs

• LED lightbulbs

• Fluorescent lightbulbs

• Incandescent lightbulbs

What is the purpose of creating certified forests?

• To increase water pollution

• To destroy animal habitats

• To regulate logging and promote sustainable practices

• To increase the cutting down of trees

Which country produces a large number of wind turbines?

• China

• Denmark

• United States

• Germany

How have carbon emissions from fossil fuels changed since 1970?

• Decreased by 200 percent

• Remained the same

• Increased by 200 percent

• Decreased by 100 percent

Which countries have committed to major reductions in carbon emissions?

• Brazil and India

• China and Germany

• United States and Nigeria

• India and Nigeria