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August 27, 2018 Aquaponics, News 5,425 Comments

Over 15,000 people took to the streets of London, UK, this Saturday for a climate change march, which ended in a rally outside parliament. The event is just one of roughly 2,500 similar marches around the world calling for more action on climate change.

Here’s what a few of the influential people involved are saying:

British Green party politician Caroline Lucas:

Climate change is here, visible, and we know it’s time to act. It’s time to stand up against those determined to burn the last drops of oil and gas and be confident in our power to build a better future. In coming together we help build the climate movement and inspire others to join us.”

Fashion designer Vivienne Westwood addressed the protesters via video:

The main parties [political parties] just want power, they believe everything should be owned by a few people that don’t want change. We want[politicians] who don’t agree with the old system. The press and the TV do not reflect public opinion, the internet does. You’re not alone, people know what’s going on. We must keep up the fight against climate change, the clock is ticking.”

Author Naomi Klein:

Here we are, with just nine months ahead of those critical climate talks in Paris. It’s not nine months to pressure our leaders to act. We have nine months to act ourselves. Nine months to become the leaders we need. To lead from below, from the streets, from the neighborhoods, from the smallest towns to the biggest cities.”

The executive director at Greenpeace UK John Sauven:

We can have clean energy, we can have clean jobs, we can have clean power if everyone on this planet is to stick together.”

So, how can we act in India?

Well, we truly believe that aquaponics plays a significant part in the movement towards sustainability and green living. Not to mention that we need to grow food at a faster rate to feed our growing population – and aquaponics can be done without cutting down a single tree to make land to grow crops.

Aquaponics systems using renewable energy should – and will be the future.

Join us!

Written by Pippa Woodhead
Being a health-nut, London born Pippa has struggled to adjust to the lack of availability of lettuce and kale since re-locating to India. Previously naive to the extent of the worlds food struggles, she has now become obsessed with sustainability in food production and especially in India where it needs it the most (plus she’s also hoping to get her hands on some kale any day now). When she’s not writing for Aquaponics in India, she is usually found with her head in a book or in the kitchen experimenting with new vegetarian recipes.