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Choice of lifestyle and environmental consequences. What can you do to improve the e nvironment ?. A day in the life of…. HELENE. W ater. … She uses the toilet . … She brushes her teeth. … She showers. She leaves the water running.
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Choice of lifestyle and environmentalconsequences Whatcanyou do to improve the environment?
A day in the life of… HELENE
… Sheuses the toilet … Shebrushes her teeth … Sheshowers • Sheleaves the waterrunning • for 20 minutes and does not turnoff the waterwhensheuses shampoo The toilet uses 12 litres of water per flush CONSEQUENCES Waste of groundwater Bad health
Whatcouldshe have done differently? Shecouldbuy a toilet with a twoflushfunction Shecouldturnoff the waterwhenshedoes not use it
… Sheuses shampoo Lots of shampoo! CONSEQUENCES 1. Reducedfertility 2. Bodychanges 3. In the extreme: Death
… She puts onfoundation and mascara CONSEQUENCES 1. Reducedfertility 2. Bodychanges 3. Stunting the growth of plants
… Sheuseshairspray CONSEQUENCES 1. Damage of the ozone layer 2. Bad health
Whatcouldshe have done differently? Shecoulduseeco-labeledproducts Shecoulduselesscosmetic Shecouldusehairspray from an environmentallyfriendlyspraycan Shecouldclean her handswithpaperinstead of water
… She drinks cocoa and eats an orange for breakfast The cocoa is imported from the Ivory Coast The orange is imported from Cuba CONSEQUENCES 1. Longer transportation 2. Global warming
… Shegoes to school by car The school is 20 km from Helene’s house CONSEQUENCES 1. Global warming 2. Pollution of the air 3. Producesozone at the surface of the earth
Whatcouldshe have done differently? Shecould drink Danish milk Shecouldeatwholegrainbreakfastproducts from Denmark Shecould go to school by bus Shecould go to school by bicycle
… Sheeats burger and chips from the local grill The food is wrapped in tinfoil CONSEQUENCES 1. Polluting production method 2. Global warming 3. Fish will die
… She drinks water from a plastic bottle CONSEQUENCES Film: ”Useless plastic” And shethrows it in nature!
Whatcouldshe have done differently? Shecould drink tap water Shecouldbuyfoodwrapped in reusablepackaging Shecould stop throwing her waste in nature Shecouldrecycle her waste
… She plans a vacation to SunnyBeach Shewants to travel 2000 km by airplane CONSEQUENCES 1. Global warming 2. Pollution of the air 3. Destruction of the ozonelayer 4. Deoxygenation
Whatcouldshe have done differently? Shecouldtravel by train Shecouldtravel by bus Shecould go to a placecloser to Denmark
… Sheeats a steak CONSEQUENCES 1. Pollutingproductionmethod 2. Global warming
…Shedefrostssomebread in the microwave and afterwardsshe heats it in the oven which has beenpreheated CONSEQUENCES 1. Waste of electricity 2. Global warming
… Sherinses the dishes And afterwards she puts them in the dishwasher which she starts even though it is not full CONSEQUENCES 1. Waste of groundwater 2. Waste of electricity 3. Global warming
Whatcouldshe have done differently? She could defrost the bread in the refrigerator She could put more than one thing in the oven She could use the preheat period She could not rinse the dishes She could fill up the dishwasher before starting it She could eat chicken or more vegetables
… She and Sine go to a nightclub CONSEQUENCES 1. Use of electricity 2. Global warming 3. Pollution of the air on a Thursday!
No! Of coursesheshould not stay at home Couldshe have done it differently? Solutions 1. Compensation 2. Econightclubs (Ex. Surya in London) HAVE FUN!
… Shegoes to sleep GOODNIGHT HELENE