Turning on the TV on Friday night, I was surprised to see them talking about sustainability issues on comedy quiz show QI on the BBC. The program itself was based on 'green' issues, with them discussing various aspects on sustainability including the methane emissions caused by cows and how it is being said that we should become vegetarians, or eat less meat. Half way through the program, one of the screens at the back was turned off and the guests all sat on one side of Stephen Fry rather than two, as Jeremy Clarkson pointed out that the screens were not sustainable.
This made me think of our recent trip to London for Ecobuild at Earls Court. During a short lecture on 'Cradle to Cradle' by Professor Dr. Michael Braungart, I was surprised to see that, despite the speaker being not very far away from us, there were two large screens behind him. I found this slightly ironic, as you would think that at an ecological event they would be trying to save on the energy they were using, not increase it unnecessarily. Surely one screen would have been enough. Prof. Dr. Braungart then went on to point this out further, by confirming our thoughts that the event itself was not eco-friendly. Many of the products being advertised had only one sustainable or eco-friendly part to them, but yet the companies were using the event to advertise their other products. As well as this, many of the stands and flooring were 1) not eco-friendly in the first place and 2) would be thrown out after the exhibition.
Seeing the issue of sustainability being brought up on QI made me think that the issue of sustainability is becoming more and more widespread and well known, but when ecological events are not ecological, is there hope? Let's hope so!
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