I want you to imagine a world where all our ecosystems are healthy theses are
our ecosystems are healthy theses are
our ecosystems are healthy theses are living gleefully together we all hold
living gleefully together we all hold
living gleefully together we all hold hands and live happily forever however
hands and live happily forever however
hands and live happily forever however the reality of our situation is that we
the reality of our situation is that we
the reality of our situation is that we are destroying our wildlife we’re
are destroying our wildlife we’re
are destroying our wildlife we’re constantly responsible for widespread
constantly responsible for widespread
constantly responsible for widespread environmental degradation for instance
environmental degradation for instance
environmental degradation for instance the plastic that we throw away have you
the plastic that we throw away have you
the plastic that we throw away have you ever wondered where it all ends up it
ever wondered where it all ends up it
ever wondered where it all ends up it ends up here here here and here now what
ends up here here here and here now what
ends up here here here and here now what does this mean for the ecosystems
does this mean for the ecosystems
does this mean for the ecosystems dumping plastic at this scale is
dumping plastic at this scale is
dumping plastic at this scale is practically synonymous with habitat
practically synonymous with habitat
practically synonymous with habitat destruction and habitat destruction is
destruction and habitat destruction is
destruction and habitat destruction is the number one cause of the loss of
the number one cause of the loss of
the number one cause of the loss of biodiversity if we look looking at the
biodiversity if we look looking at the
biodiversity if we look looking at the origins of biodiversity habitat
origins of biodiversity habitat
origins of biodiversity habitat diversity is the foundation of
diversity is the foundation of
diversity is the foundation of speciation and it creates a gene pool
speciation and it creates a gene pool
speciation and it creates a gene pool linking back to our destructive habits
linking back to our destructive habits
linking back to our destructive habits if we destroy the habitats we destroy
if we destroy the habitats we destroy
if we destroy the habitats we destroy ecosystems as a whole now for humans
ecosystems as a whole now for humans
ecosystems as a whole now for humans destroying ecosystems is not going to
destroying ecosystems is not going to
destroying ecosystems is not going to make us all change the way we live so
make us all change the way we live so
make us all change the way we live so how does this impact how does our
how does this impact how does our
how does this impact how does our destruction impact us I believe that to
destruction impact us I believe that to
destruction impact us I believe that to address this issue we have to look at a
address this issue we have to look at a
address this issue we have to look at a paradox that we have created so first
paradox that we have created so first
paradox that we have created so first the earth has its natural end it’s like
the earth has its natural end it’s like
the earth has its natural end it’s like using plastic so constantly we end up
using plastic so constantly we end up
using plastic so constantly we end up degrading the environment and we end up
degrading the environment and we end up
degrading the environment and we end up exploiting the environment to the extent
exploiting the environment to the extent
exploiting the environment to the extent that we can’t use it anymore and this is
that we can’t use it anymore and this is
that we can’t use it anymore and this is why our reliance on natural resources is
why our reliance on natural resources is
why our reliance on natural resources is also our biggest weakness now I want you
also our biggest weakness now I want you
also our biggest weakness now I want you to imagine a world which is all bleak
to imagine a world which is all bleak
to imagine a world which is all bleak and all jury plucked straight out of a
and all jury plucked straight out of a
and all jury plucked straight out of a dystopian novel blankets of smog to keep
dystopian novel blankets of smog to keep
dystopian novel blankets of smog to keep us warm in the extreme weather because
us warm in the extreme weather because
us warm in the extreme weather because climate change is a thing and islands of
climate change is a thing and islands of
climate change is a thing and islands of class
class
class will form creating new dirty and
will form creating new dirty and
will form creating new dirty and destructive ecosystems of waste now I
destructive ecosystems of waste now I
destructive ecosystems of waste now I have a confession these aren’t pictures
have a confession these aren’t pictures
have a confession these aren’t pictures of our future but their representation
of our future but their representation
of our future but their representation of our present state our destructive
of our present state our destructive
of our present state our destructive habit will only further augment this
habit will only further augment this
habit will only further augment this wide scale destruction how many
wide scale destruction how many
wide scale destruction how many rainforests will have to be cleared how
rainforests will have to be cleared how
rainforests will have to be cleared how many more people will have to suffer how
many more people will have to suffer how
many more people will have to suffer how much more destruction will the earth
much more destruction will the earth
much more destruction will the earth have to endure for us to finally realize
have to endure for us to finally realize
have to endure for us to finally realize our impact now I want to propose a
our impact now I want to propose a
our impact now I want to propose a solution that each and every one of you
solution that each and every one of you
solution that each and every one of you can do I want you to replace all of
can do I want you to replace all of
can do I want you to replace all of these plastic bottles with just the one
these plastic bottles with just the one
these plastic bottles with just the one plastic bottle by doing this we can
plastic bottle by doing this we can
plastic bottle by doing this we can significantly significantly reduce the
significantly significantly reduce the
significantly significantly reduce the amount of plastic that we use for
amount of plastic that we use for
amount of plastic that we use for instance if a thousand students attend a
instance if a thousand students attend a
instance if a thousand students attend a sports event and we all buy three
sports event and we all buy three
sports event and we all buy three plastic bottles of water in one day we
plastic bottles of water in one day we
plastic bottles of water in one day we consume and throw away over 3,000
consume and throw away over 3,000
consume and throw away over 3,000 bottles of water in mombasa if 1.2
bottles of water in mombasa if 1.2
bottles of water in mombasa if 1.2 million people use and throw away a
million people use and throw away a
million people use and throw away a plastic bottle every day for an entire
plastic bottle every day for an entire
plastic bottle every day for an entire year that accumulates to over 438
year that accumulates to over 438
year that accumulates to over 438 million bottles of water which are being
million bottles of water which are being
million bottles of water which are being thrown away each year so simply put
thrown away each year so simply put
thrown away each year so simply put there are two solutions that we can do
there are two solutions that we can do
there are two solutions that we can do first is to buy your own water bottle so
first is to buy your own water bottle so
first is to buy your own water bottle so that to buy your own water bottle and
that to buy your own water bottle and
that to buy your own water bottle and use it consistently for an entire year
use it consistently for an entire year
use it consistently for an entire year or we can recycle the bottles that we
or we can recycle the bottles that we
or we can recycle the bottles that we already have now if we can do these two
already have now if we can do these two
already have now if we can do these two simple things we can significantly
simple things we can significantly
simple things we can significantly reduce the amount of plastic that we
reduce the amount of plastic that we
reduce the amount of plastic that we throw away so if there’s one thing I
throw away so if there’s one thing I
throw away so if there’s one thing I want you to take away from this talk is
want you to take away from this talk is
want you to take away from this talk is to get up and go by yourself your own
to get up and go by yourself your own
to get up and go by yourself your own water bottle to save the world thank
water bottle to save the world thank
water bottle to save the world thank [Applause]
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