Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.My topic today is “Environment is my top concern”.When talking about Environment, what’s the first thing that has come to your mind? Is it the Copenhagen climate change conference, or the Gulf Oil Spill, or the leak of toxic sludge in Hungary？ Different people may have different answers.
Let’s check out how serious the environmental situation is in the world.Recent years have seen an increasing number of reports on the extinction of species, soil erosion as well as air pollution.The history of industrialization and urbanization has been a history of declining environmental quality.We may be satisfied with ourso called modern life, but please do not turn a blind eye to what’s happened around us.Water is polluted.Animals are killed.Resources are devoured.And farmlands turn into deerts.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is the world we now live in.It’s not a wonderland.It’s not a safe haven.It’s a planet damaged by human beings and the situation is getting even worse.We need to change.We need to do something about it.We need to shoulder our responsibility.Otherwise, the end of world may come just as the film 2012 showed us.Now is the moment; Now is the time; Now is the only chance we can have to save our world.
Then you may ask “what can we do”?I have listed three answers to this question for all of you.Firstly, the governments should take a leading role in publicizing knowledge and raising people’s awarene.They are supposed to use economic and administrative leverage to monitor and regulate the environmental protection.Secondly, companies should raise their ability of independent innovation.They should encourage scientific and technological advances, and use new methods to reduce wastes and pollution.And thirdly, we people, as individuals, must take some actions.We should keep firmly in mind that every enormous change starts from the very first step.
Ladies and gentlemen, the earth is in our hands.Save it, or destroy it, it’s our choice.Our efforts will be powerful enough to save the world.If everyone, including you and me, is engaged in this world-saving project, environment will never ever be my top concern.
