Environment (stats)

Question 1

Ocean pollution (Dmg)

Answer 1

~2025, more plastic than fish in oceans (World Economic Forum)

Question 2

Deforestation (Dmg)

Answer 2

Last 10 years, at least 10% of forests gone (World Health Organisation)

Question 3

Climate change (Dmg)

Answer 3

2050, climate change could cut the world economy by 23 trillion USD (Swiss Re)

Question 4

Greenhouse Gas Emission (Dmg)

Answer 4

2018, transport accounts for 24% of CO2 emissions, 75% from road vehicles (International Energy Agency)

Question 5

Ocean pollution + Deforestation (Solution)

Answer 5

Teamtrees + #Teamseas

Started by MrBeast + Mark Rober, has gained a lot of traction (Other big yters , talk shows)

~23mil trees planted (Team Trees)
~13mil lbs removed (Team Seas)

Question 6

Greenhouse Gas Emission (Solution) –> Vehicle

Answer 6

Electric Cars : Tesla

SG: BlueSG, Strides Taxi, Electric bus

2020, 10mil EV worldwide, 43% increase from 2019 (IEA)

2025, EV could be cheaper than ICE cars (Bloomberg New Energy Finance)

Question 7

Greenhouse Gas Emission (Solution) –> Use CO2

Answer 7

Calgary, carbon engineering company, CO2 atmosphere to energy source (Direct air capture)

600USD/ton (2011 )to 90-230USD/ton (Now)