Watering my plants and watching my grandkids run around my vegetable garden, I was filled with joy. They are my _________ to save the earth, I thought.

Six years ago, though, I _________ gave the environment a second thought. Busily working in family day care, and a mum of three, I _________ products without hesitation. Things like throwing out leftover vegetables without care and shopping for fast fashion were part of my everyday _________. Then, one day in January, I _________ an article online about palm oil (棕榈油) , and its _________ effects on our rainforests and wildlife.

My husband and I had just changed our _________ then, becoming grandparents. “We need to _________the world,” I told him. It was not going to be easy, but we _________ to start somewhere. So while doing the shopping, I __________ every label to make sure the product was __________ from palm oil, a leading cause of deforestation. I even started my own vegetable garden and raised chicks. Soon, I became known as Eco Granny!

I love walking through my garden, with my little __________ closely following me. It is also __________ to teach my grandkids to do what I do. They all offer to help pick vegetables. And __________ one lady’s message of “Your post motivated me to make a change”, I more firmly believe if I can go __________ and be an inspiration, anyone can!

Environmental problems have been recognized as one of the main challenges that we have to overcome in the 21st century. The fact that the environment is getting worse and worse is believed to have become a _________ to our survival. To solve this problem, all the countries in the world should join together _________ working individually for their own interests. 

People support international cooperation for the reason that the _________ of environmental problems is normally on a global scale. It is common sense that we_________ the same biosphere (生物圈), whose components are linked. For example, a stream in one country can be polluted by the dirty water poured by the _________ country. It should be noted that some countries do not have _________ resources to reduce pollution, even though these countries have realized the importance of environmental protection. 

These countries can _________ with the developed countries and obtain technology and experience so as to carry out environmentally friendly policies continuously. 

_________ the importance of international cooperation, countries should take measures to make some changes. It’s fair to say that countries are_________ with different environmental problems. For example, greenhouse gases in China are __________ created by the power generation industry__________ those in the United States are primarily due to the increase in car__________. 

The technologies and methods that are__________ in most countries may not be effective in some countries. In addition, countries should enforce some environmental laws and raise citizens’ __________ of protecting the environment. 

__________, countries should make a joint effort to solve the global environmental problems.

In the last 100 years, the global temperature has gone up by around 0.75℃. Such a small increase is causing sea levels to rise and ________ the habitat of many species of plants and animals. A(n) ________ of 2℃ in global temperatures could result in ________ of 30% of the world’s land species.

Sea levels in the UK have increased by around 10 cm in the last 100 years and experts ________ that global sea levels could rise by up to 59 cm in the near future. ________, areas which were land a few hundred years ago are now under water.

As a result of the changing ________, the world’s ecosystems are also changing faster than ever before. So what is ________ climate change? The main cause of climate change is the huge amount of greenhouse gases like CO₂ in the atmosphere, but the reason for this is the world’s population — you and me. As the ________ increases, more land is needed to provide food, and more energy is ________ too. Burning fossil fuels for heating, lighting, transport, or electricity ________ CO₂. Furthermore, humans breathe out CO₂ and trees “breathe in” CO₂ and produce oxygen — so by ________ trees, we are increasing the amount of CO₂ in the atmosphere and reducing the amount of oxygen. As a result of these ________, CO₂ levels are now at their highest for 800,000 years.

The biggest ________ we all face is to prevent further environmental disasters. We need to ______________ burning fossil fuels and start using renewable energy. If we can get enough ________ from renewable fuels, we can stop using fossil fuels completely.