How can we be more sustainable in our daily lives?

Last year, I went to the premiere of David Attenborough’s new film A Life on this Planet. Described as his ‘witness statement’, the film contained a plethora of compelling statistics that defined the devastating problems we face if we do not stop destroying our planet. The film shows the numbers for the rapid increase in global population, the increase in carbon in the atmosphere, and the accompanying sharp decrease in unfarmed natural land. It is a stark message.

By losing the biodiversity of our land, we are fast accelerating towards extinction as our planet struggles with the excess demands placed upon it. The earth has finite commodities, but we are acting like they are limitless.

The film does, however, end with a ray of hope. Attenborough lays out the steps we need to take in order to quickly redress the balance and allow the planet to recover. These steps are simpler than you might think.

1. Population control. End poverty and increase access to education