【推荐1】Climate（气候）change is no longer a challenge for tomorrow. We can see it all around us. But not everyone is willing（愿意）to make lifestyle changes for the planet. Kantar Public, a global research business, invited more than 1,000 people in 10 countries, including the US and Germany, to take part in a survey. It found that 62 percent of them saw climate change as the main environmental challenge the world is now facing. It came before air pollution (39%), waste pollution (38%) and new diseases (36%). They were also asked to give their opinions on actions for environmental protection.

Seventy-six percent of them said they would accept stricter environmental rules. But 46 percent said that they didn’t really need to change their personal habits.

Willingness to take personal climate action:

Reasons for not being willing to do more for the planet:

74%: “I feel proud of what I am doing now.”

55%: “I don’t have enough information and guidance on what to do.”

39%: “I don’t think personal efforts can really make a difference.”

Fairfield School is called “the greenest school in Britain” because the pupils and the teachers at the school think it’s very important to look after the environment.     1    

Growing vegetables: The pupils in Fairfield School started their own vegetable garden. Both children and teachers plant and water the seeds, then they pick the vegetables. The vegetables are used in school meals.     2     “School lunches are tastier than ever before!” says one pupil.

Recycling: The Fairfield pupils don’t just bring their books to school—they bring their rubbish too! There are recycling bins in the playground for plastic bags, plastic bottles, paper and so on.     3    

Finding cleaner ways to get around:     4     “When the roads are busy, it’s faster to ride bikes than to go by car anyway, says one pupil. Even the teachers don’t use their cars. “We don’t encourage our pupils to look after the environment if we don’t do it ourselves!” says one teacher.

【推荐3】In most parts of the world, many students help their schools make less pollution. They join “environment club”. In an environment club, people work together to make our environment clean.

Here are some things students often do.

No-garbage（垃圾）lunches. How much do you throw away after lunch? Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags that can be used again. Every week they will choose the classes that make the least garbage and report them to the whole school.

No-car day. On a no-car day, nobody comes to school in a car-no students or teachers. Cars give pollution to our air, so remember to walk, jump, bike, or run! Use your legs! It’s lots of fun!

Turn off the water! Did you know that toilets can waste twenty to forty tons（吨）of water an hour? In a year, that would fill a small river! In the environment clubs, students mend（修理）those broken toilets.

We love our environment. Let’s work together to make it clean.