| With the battle for the World Cup being more and | | | | organizations. For example, a large-screen TV |
| more intense and stirring, more and more attention | | | | powered by the Sun has been placed in the Jericho |
| and passion are paid to this great event. After 4 | | | | community hall recently. The entire set up is powered |
| years' waiting, people release their feverish passion | | | | by solar panels and generators erected by |
| as much as they like during the World Cup period. | | | | schoolchildren, who were trained by Greenpeace for |
| Apart from the passion, millions of crazy fans release | | | | the task. It's a good way to cut carbon emissions |
| a mass of carbon dioxide in both direct and indirect | | | | while achieving economic growth by replacing fossil |
| ways. | | | | fuels with renewable energy and energy efficiency. |
| Before the kick off, a Feasibility Study for a Carbon | | | | In my opinion, it's not only the government's |
| Neutral 2010 FIFA World Cup predicted that the 2010 | | | | responsibility to protect the environment, we, as |
| FIFA World Cup is expected to generate more than | | | | members of the earth, have also the obligation to do |
| 2.7 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions, which is | | | | the environmental protection when watching the |
| eight times more carbon dioxide emissions than the | | | | World Cup games. As electricity generation is a big |
| 2006 World Cup held in Germany. Nearly 900,000 | | | | part of carbon emission, we can start with electricity |
| tons of carbon dioxide emissions will be produced by | | | | saving. For example, we can share a screen with our |
| local transportation, the construction of stadiums and | | | | families and friends, when watching games at home. |
| the energy use associated with the football matches | | | | It could save electricity and enhance interest as well. |
| and accommodations, while another 1.9 m tons will | | | | We can also use solar-powered energy device to |
| come from travel. | | | | charge our phones, cameras, videos, and so on. |
| To offset the carbon emissions, the South African | | | | Solar-powered energy can increase the efficiency and |
| Department of Environmental Affairs has made | | | | lower the cost, and is clean to the environment. |
| significant efforts to with the support of UN | | | | |