SDG 12: doing more with less
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Poverty, environmental degradation, , inequality, hunger: these global challenges can be met. The United Nations has defined 17 goals: the Goals (SDGs). Their aim is to eradicate poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all by 2030. SDG 12 encourages us to adopt production and consumption patterns that preserve natural resources. Discover, through this educational video, why it's essential to manufacture only what we need, while using resources more responsibly and efficiently.
Energy-Related Sustainable Development Goals 12- Responsible consumption and production
The key principle of this goal is: “doing better with less”; in other words, continuing to produce the goods that we need but doing so using fewer natural resources more efficiently.
Example: 1/3 of all food produced ends up in the trash.
Source: U.N.
That means all that water, and other resources are wasted.
That’s why we need to reconsider how we produce and consume, so we can reduce waste and our impact on the environment.
Another example: A computer in standby mode uses 20% to 40% of the electricity it needs when it is on.
Source: ADEME
That’s why you should always switch it off instead of leaving it on standby.
Tip: Use a multi-plug socket to switch off all of your devices at once!
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