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The future we want

They’ll be hoping to identify the problems that we may face in the future and plan how we can avoid them.

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The future we want

They’ll be focusing on how we can achieve a sustainable, green economy that protects the environment.

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The future we want

They’ll also be looking at how we can help to eradicate poverty and encourage equality on a global scale.

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The future we want

The decisions they make will help us to protect the planet for future generations and limit the damage that we’re currently doing to it.

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Look at the problems on the next slide and decide which you think is the most important.

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• The world’s supply of fossil fuels is running out. We may only have enough oil left for 43 years of use at this rate.

• Some workers in Hong Kong earn such low wages that they can only afford to live in a room shared with five others.

• Low amounts of rainfall in some parts of England mean that some areas are currently experiencing drought conditions.

• The population of the world will increase from 7 to 9 billion in the next 40 years.

• Around 3.6 million hectares of Amazon rainforest lost per year between 2000 and 2010.