Global Statistics.
Million Tonnes
10
of plastic waste dumped into oceans annually
At least 10% of the 100 million tons of plastic we use every year end up in the oceans. This is equivalent to the weight of 700 billion plastic bottles. Put on top of each other these bottles would reach further than the sun. But they are not going to the sun. They are in our oceans and will stay there. Forever.
Tip: Use your own reuseable water bottles instead of using plastic cups.
33
Billion Tonnes
of CO2 emitted into the atmosphere annually
In one year the world emits 33 billion tons of CO2. That many tons could form a giant “CO2 cube” measuring over 28 km on each side. By 2030, our emissions of CO2 could rise to 40 billion tons…
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Years
29
till the end of seafood
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We are draining our oceans of seafood at an alarming rate. If overfishing does not stop, the world will run out of seafood in 2048.
76
Million Terajoules
of electricity used in 2018, worldwide
The world's demand for electricity will grow by 85 percent between 2010 and 2040 - this increase is more than today's total use of electricity in the USA, the European Union, China, Russia, Japan, Australia and India.
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