Recently, the term “carbon neutral(碳中和)” has been used frequently at some important meetings in many countries. Many countries have put forward the goal of striving( 奋斗目标 )to be carbon neutral. China is expected to be carbon neutral by 2060. So, as middle school students, what can we do to protect the environment and live a low carbon life? Here are some suggestions for you.

Travel in a green way. Now more Chinese people have cars of their own. It has brought us a lot of benefits but has created some serious problems as well. So we had better do more walking, cycling, taking a bus and less driving. By doing so, we can save energy and reduce pollution.

Cut down white pollution. We should reduce the pollution of plastic bags. When you go to the supermarket, bring your own shopping bags.

Save water. Lack(缺乏)of water resources will affect the ecological environment(生态环境). So please turn off the tap after using it.

Sort(分类)the rubbish. Doing garbage classification(垃圾分类)in a right way can turn waste into wealth.

Plant more trees. Planting more trees means cutting down and reducing the carbon footprint(足迹)and spreading of greenhouse gases.

Use both sides of the paper. The paper production process uses a lot of trees.

Now is the time that we should take up our responsibility to protect our environment from being polluted. Let’s join our hands and take actions immediately.

In the village of Muntang in Indonesia (印尼), many children do one thing after school: They pick up rubbish (垃圾) in order to borrow books from the Waste Library. Raden is the person who set up this special library. Every weekday, she rides her tricycle (三轮车) with a lot of new books to the village. Many children are already waiting for her. They pick out the books they want to read and “pay” her with plastic cups, bags and other types of waste (废品). After that, these little kids usually sit together to enjoy reading their books.

Each week, the Waste Library collects about 100 kilograms of waste. The waste is then sent for recycling (回收) or sold. Raden will use the money to buy new books for her library. “Our children should read more and spend less time playing online games,” said Raden. “I want them to get offline (下线) and start doing something good for the real world.”

The Waste Library has over 6,000 books now. The number is still growing. Raden’s act of kindness is brightening (照亮) the hearts and minds of many children.

No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22,1998. It was started to protect the environment. By now, more than 1,000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day.

The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001. Other cities,including Taipei,Shanghai and Wuhan, also support the day.

In Bejjing, more and more people are joining the campaign. It asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work. It also calls on Beijingers not to use cars on June 5（World Environment Day）. The slogan（口号）for the day is,“If we drive for one less day, we can have one more nice day.”

So far more than 200, 000 drivers have shown their support.“We can't control（控制）the weather, but we can choose not to drive, ”said Wu Zonghua, a car club chairman. Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year. In the first quarter of 2007, Bejjing only had 52 blue sky days. This was 11 days less than the number for the same period last year. Much of the dust comes from the desert, but cars cause most of the air pollution. We must do more for No Car Day.