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Definition of theme |
Our modern lifestyles are centred on consumption - this consumption means we are quickly reducing finite natural resources such as water and oil. It also means we are producing pollution and waste material at an alarming rate. Fossil fuels are used to run everything from cars to computers. The over-use of fossil fuels has been found to be the single-most contributing factor to global warming. However, fossil fuels are no longer in abundance. Scientists and experts are predicting an oncoming fuel crisis in the near future. Clean water is essential to humans and must be continuously supplied. Dealing with rainwater, rivers and seas is also vital to human habitation.
Achieving ‘sustainable development’ is now a main policy theme for Europe, so the balance between consumption and conservation must be found.
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