Environmental Sustainability piece for Perch

A quick update here to let you know about another piece I did for Perch Energy, this one on the topic of environmental sustainability. 

Sustainability is sometimes described as “saving the planet.” I think this is misleading, because our planet survived for billions of years before humans existed, and it'll continue to survive after we’re gone. It's more accurate to frame sustainability in terms of saving ourselves—ensuring that our species can survive and prosper long into the future. And since we don’t have another planet to move to, environmental sustainability means preserving the resources on this planet that we need to live and to thrive. 

So how do we do that? That's what the rest of the piece is about. It provides a simple illustration of how sustainability works, some examples of what we're doing now that isn't sustainable, some goals we must meet in order to achieve a sustainable future, and some examples of barriers we must overcome to get there. 

Environmental Sustainability: What It Means & Why It Matters