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14 Extra Planets

A Deakin video clip shocked and horrified me with the following statistics. If we continue to use the same amount of energy we would need fourteen extra planets to cope with the strain on the planet.
Leonardo Di Caprio pointed out in his Oscar speech, for The Revenant, that it is our responsibility to take care of the environment on behalf of all humanity but in particular  on behalf of disadvantaged and native peoples.
I have shared thoughts on environmental issues for the past ten years and one thing I keep coming back to is the fact that we all should follow the examples of indigenous cultures in our countries because they know how to live in harmony with nature and that is something we all need to do.
Pope Francis said in his 2015 encyclical that climate change is the greatest moral issue facing humans.
It is time for us all to do our bit. I am not your stereotypical hippy, I am just an artist and businessman and to me creating environmental sustainability is just good business.
Over the past decade I have eaten more vegetarian food, bought only environmentally friendly products and only have bottled water in case of emergencies. So from now on each one of should do simple things like this.
My family and I are even saving up to get solar panels installed because it's time for all of us to reduce our energy use. We don't have fourteen extra planets. We only have this one.

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