How many Sustainable Development Goals does the United Nations have?
17
True or false? A plastic shopping bag is used, on average, for only 12 minutes.
True
To the nearest hundred acres, how many acres of rainforest are cleared every minute?
100
What percentage of the world's population lives on less than $2 a day?
10%
To the nearest 10%, how much of Russia's energy is produced by burning fossil fuels?
70%
True or false? The U.N hopes to achieve its Sustainable Development Goals by 2050.
False. The U.N hopes to achieve its Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
To the nearest 10%, what percentage of American waste could be recyled?
80%
True or false? 50% of all water in Russia is polluted.
True
True or false? 9 billion kilograms of carbon dioxide is produced each year when computer screens are left on overnight.
True
How many trees are used to make 1000 kilograms of paper?
24
True or false? 100,000 children younger than 5 die each year because of poor sanitation, or unsafe drinking water.
False. Almost 300,000 children younger than 5 die each year because of poor sanitation, or unsafe drinking water.
True or false? A fifteen minute shower uses about 100 liters of water.
False. A fifteen minute shower can use up to 190 liters of water.
To the nearest 5%, by how much do we need to reduce carbon dioxide emissions before 2050 to avoid a climate disaster?
45%
What is the human population of Earth?
7.9 billion
To the nearest 50 million, how many trees would we save each year if we recycled all of our newspapers?
250 million
To the nearest 10 million, how many children under 5 worldwide are dangerously underweight?
90 million
True of false? 1 in 9 people worldwide is malnourished, or frequently hungry.
True. Almost 900 million people worldwide are malnourished, or frequently hungry.
True or false? 50% of the energy used by a washing machine is spent heating water.
False. 90% of the energy a washing machine uses is spent heating the water. Use a cool wash to save energy.
To the nearest 10%, what percentage of women experience gender-related violence?
30% (1.2 billion women).
True or false? The average American uses 100 kilograms of paper each year.
False. The average American uses 300 kilograms of paper each year.
True or false? 113 countries have no laws to ensure equal pay for men and women.
True
True or false? Plastic shopping bags take up to 500 years to decompose.
False. Plastic shopping bags take up to 1000 years to decompose.
To the nearest billion, how many aluminium cans do Americans use each year?
80 billion
To the nearest 5%, what percentage of American waste is recycled?
25%
To the nearest 10%, what percentage of organisms on Earth live in the rainforests?
50%
According to the United Nations, what will the human population of earth be in 2057?
10 billion
True or false? In developing countries, one quarter of girls do not attend school.
True.
How much does illegal logging cost the Russian economy each year? (In USD).
$1 billion
To the nearest 100 million, how many people worldwide have no basic healthcare?
400 million
True or false? Every year Russia loses 160,000 square kilometers of forest to fires or illegal logging.
True