Chaotic Construction and Cars

submitted by Gzira St.Monica School : Elena Portelli  for 11-14
campaign: YRE Entry
dissemination(s): school media
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sustainable development goal(s): good health and well being, life on land, sustainable cities and communities
filed under Photos Reporting photo
awarded: Commended


This photo was taken at a site in Ħad-Dingli. Even though this was a particularly green area, with all the construction going on nowadays, buildings are everywhere and are starting to become an eyesore. Not only that, but in densely populated areas, many people use cars. This accounts for 61% of CO2 emissions from EU transport (https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/20190313STO31218/co2-emissions-from-cars-facts-and-figures-infographics) and in places with too many buildings and cars, and too little trees, this could lead to an increase in lung problems, like asthma. In a report released by Harvard Medical School and the Center for Health and the Global Environment, it was found that there was an increase in asthma by 160% from 1980 to 1994 among preschool children. This observation was linked to the global rise in CO2 emissions, affecting respiratory exposure to various atmospheric pollens, mold, and fungi. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3196488/) Let us not be the problem but the solution.