The United Nations says that sustainability means “meeting the needs of the present, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”  In other words, people living today shouldn’t use up the world’s resources so that there are none left for those who live after us.

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Image: Sustainability by Sam Howzit

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National Geographic, (January 2019), Renewable Energy Explained, by Christina Nunez, (Online), Available from: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/energy/reference/renewable-energy/ [Accessed on 3/2/21]

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Sustainable Food Trust, (2021), How to Eat Sustaiably,  (Online), Available from: https://sustainablefoodtrust.org/key-issues/sustainable-healthy-diets/how-to-eat-sustainably/ [Accessed on 3/2/21]

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