The current situation of the environment requires laws governing how large a country’s or individual’s ecological footprint should be. Firstly, the natural resources are not unlimited and they are going out quickly with the present exploiting speed. For example, recent research shows that oil may run out by 2060, and having no fossil energy will create a serious problem since scientists have not come up with other kind of energy as efficient as oil. Secondly, it is wasteful to have high ecological footprint since people in developed countries like the U.S use so much resource when people in third-world countries do not have enough food or clothes. By having specific laws about this problem, we can limit the footprint to an acceptable level that helps the planet become more sustainable. It also protects the environment from the huge amount of CO2 coming from the industrial producing, unrecyclable trash and supernumerary food that is thrown away from thousands of restaurants every day. Besides from having laws to reduce the high ecological footprint, an alternative possible way to convince people is raising awareness with education. Because it is impossible to calculate the footprint of each person on this seven-billion-humans planet, showing people the problem through teaching is an effective way to help lessen the ecological footprint. Through teaching in high school, environmental matters, specifically ecological footprint, can become interested to young people, making it easy to understand how serious the problem is. In addition, the media needs to focus more on environmental problems. Together with showing the ugly truth of how our planet is being destroyed, it can also help people change their lifestyle. From doing things without thinking about the consequences it makes to the planet, people should try to live in a way that is the most efficient possibly.
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