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The Run for One Planet is a run to make Environmental Action mainstream in
North America.
One person, One action, One step at a time.
It is action, including our daily habits and consumer choices, that is environmentally
friendly on purpose. It is action that’s inspired with knowledge of what is good
for the planet.
The intention of the Run for One Planet is to inspire a big enough shift in our
thinking of how our daily actions and consumer choices contribute to the health
of our environment that we make taking Environmental Action a way of life.
Because the US is only 4% of the world’s population, but is responsible for
about 22% of the world’s total greenhouse gas emissions.
Because Canada ranks as the 7th largest consumer of primary energy
in the world, and is one of the largest carbon emitting countries in the world (2.5%
of the world’s total).
Because North America produces about 25% of the world’s Co2 emissions in
the world, and is only about 5% of the world’s population.
Because in the World…
- All 10 of the hottest years on record have occurred in the last 15 years.
- More carbon dioxide is now in the atmosphere than has been in the past 650,000 years.
- Greenland’s glaciers are melting into the sea twice as fast as previously believed.
- Ocean levels are estimated to rise about 6 feet over the next 100 years, or sooner,
would cause untold devastation and economic blunder to populations worldwide, not
to mention the displacement of huge populations on coastal regions.
- The Earth’s temperatures have warmed more in the past 50 years than ever before
in history.
With stats like this, why not take action?
Learn Environmental Action you can take through our Environmental Action Challenge
and 365 Steps Away, 1 Step a Day and make a big difference today.
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