Category: #MYEarth Campaign

Eighty per cent of the energy that fuels the world comes from fossil fuels, which are formed through natural processes that take millions of years. These fuels, mainly petroleum, gas and coal, release large amounts of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that traps heat within our atmosphere and causes global warming. Since 1880, the average […]

Can You Transform Trash Into Treasure?     REKA invites school-aged children to show off your creativity by crafting your very own masterpieces using recyclable materials!      Send a photo of your creations to editorial@theglobalscholars.com along with your name, age and name of school, or post it on Instagram with the hashtag #MyREKA by […]

Getting to the Heart of Sustainable Living by Asma | in #MYEarth Campaign With the concept of sustainability garnering more focus in current times, phrases like  ‘eco-friendly lifestyle’, ‘eco-tourism’ and ‘carbon footprint’ have become common buzzwords. In Malaysia, more and more people are embracing an organic lifestyle with organic eateries, bakeries and grocery stores gaining […]

Learning about the environment is an important part of growing up; after all, today’s children will be tomorrow’s leaders who will shoulder the responsibilities of protecting the earth. As children are highly inquisitive beings, nature provides an ideal learning environment in which they can thrive. Concrete first-hand experiences like outdoor walks, gardening, playing in mud, […]

With the world’s population surpassing seven billion – and still growing exponentially, the demand and consumption of natural resources have also been increasing drastically. This does not bode well for earth’s finite resources. Earth Overshoot Day – the day that marks the point where yearly consumption exceeds nature’s capacity to regenerate – fell on July […]

We cannot eliminate waste entirely, but we can make a significant change in the way we consume and dispose of items. A good way to do this is by applying the 3Rs – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – in our daily lives. Small steps you can take today: Reduce: Use only what you need Don’t buy […]

Did you know that around 85% of Malaysia’s electricity consumption stems from non-renewable sources? In fact, coal-fired plants alone account for a whopping 45.4% of our electricity generation (as estimated by The Economist Intelligence Unit in 2018). So how can we decrease our dependence on non-renewable energy? Here’s where we can do our part in […]

There are more than a thousand types of plastics, which can be further categorised into seven general groups. However, it is only practical to recycle three groups of plastics in Malaysia; these are 1. Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET or PETE), 2. High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) and Polypropylene (PP). Items like mineral water bottles, milk containers, lunch boxes, […]

Internet carbon footprint is an estimate of the climate change impact of using the net. This includes the electricity used to power electronic devices like computers and tablets, download files and open web pages and e-mails, and even the air conditioning to keep the servers from overheating. As the world moves into isolation mode, there […]

According to World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) 10 litres of water is used for just one sheet of A4 sized paper. What’s more, 93% of paper is produced from trees. In fact, all our rainforests could be gone in 100 years if we keep up our current deforestation rates. And that’s not all. Producing […]