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Sustainability
What do we mean by 'sustainability'?
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Sustainability and poverty
Why the poor are more vulnerable.
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Energy
Fossil fuels and what is wrong with them.
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Renewable energy
Why is it better?
Case study
Solar energy in Nigeria
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Climate change
The Earth is getting warmer. What will this mean?
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Forests
Forests are disappearing. What impact will this have?
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Fisheries and overfishing
More than 70% of the world's fisheries are overexploited.
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Pollution
Contamination of the Earth's environment.
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Slum dwellers
900 million people live in slum housing.
Useful websites
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  • Our use of fossil fuels is unsustainable, polluting and a major cause of climate change. Renewable energy sources provide an essential alternative.
  • Climate change is one of the biggest threats the world is facing. The impact will be felt across the world, but especially by poorer nations.
  • Forests and fisheries provide essential natural resources, but we are destroying them by unsustainable use.
  • 900 million people live in slums , mainly in the developing world, in appallingly deprived conditions lacking basic services.