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Helen Liang Memorial Secondary School (Shatin)

The Future Will Be Green

6A Tracy Chui Ka Fai

The overwhelming rising trend of the emission of CO 2 has set alarm bells
ringing all over the world. Because of this, some people are worried that the
prospect of having a clean environment would be bleak. However, I truly believe
that the future will be green.
The improvements in education are conducive
to the improvement of the environment. Since
governments around the world have put a great
deal of effort on making basic education available
to the masses, and more and more ‘future pillars’
are getting chances to receive civic education. With
people being more educated, more people deem
the protective work as their own on an individual’s
level, instead of just the government’s responsibility. As a result, people are willing
to put every endeavor on beautifying our living environment.
Besides, plenty of countries will do the preventative work hand in hand. Under
globalization, exchanges between countries will increase. In fact, this cooperation
covers a wide range of aspects, ranging from economic
development to conservation work. In 1997, Kyoto Protocol
was signed with a view to control the emission of CO 2 and
this project was very effective. Better still, globalization
makes people become closer. People with common aims
can easily join together and form non-governmental
organisations, creating a new power in the society. For
instance, WWF (World Wild Fund for Nature) & Greenpeace
are two international green organisations which have bonded
the majority of people from different countries. These
associations coalesce to form a large power to
raise people’s awareness on greenifying cities
and in addition, take up the role as a supervisor
of governmental work. As the proverb goes,
many hands make light work. The cooperation of

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