Joshua Boey Yu Hin's Lifestyle Journal

Week 17 Blog As this was a rather intense week for me with preparations for many presentations and the upcoming term test, I stayed home for most days of the week. However, I did decide to consume less meat and dairy, particularly red meat like beef. Meat production is the single biggest cause of deforestation globally with many trees cleared for pastures and farms. Deforestation is very harmful for the environment as it destroys trees. T rees absorb and store carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas in our atmosphere that contributes to global warming. Additionally, the rearing of animals such as cows releases methane, another greenhouse gas. Hence, it's a fact that we cannot halt climate change without stopping or at least significantly slowing down the rate of meat production. Usually, I eat around at least 300g of meat a day, which is higher than the global average of 136g per day. Although at this point in time, it does not seem feasible for me to give up meat entirely, I am definitel

Week 16 Blog Recently, I have been buying a lot of food home as my parents have been very busy at work and have not been cooking dinner. Additionally, many restaurants and hawker stalls utilize styrofoam boxes for takeaway, which is very unsustainable for the environment. These styrofoam boxes are very unhealthy for the environment as they take a long time to degrade and the foam can leach harmful chemicals into the water sources like lakes and ponds should they be stored inappropriately, leading to contamination of bodies that may be essential to us such as reservoirs.  To reduce my harmful impact on the environment, I decided to use a metal container instead. As this container can be re-used, I am not only able to save on the $0.20 or $0.30 takeaway charge but I am able to make a eco-friendly decision to protect the environment around me, be it land, air or water. I feel that it's important that we all do our part for the environment by making responsible choices which would ulti