Global Citizenship & Environmental Action Plan Project

This project presents a student's action plan addressing global citizenship and environmental sustainability, inspired by the documentary "What would it look like?". The student identifies the exploitation of natural resources and its impact on the earth as the primary concern. The action plan focuses on personal lifestyle changes, including reducing reliance on gadgets, minimizing plastic use, improving waste disposal methods, and engaging with local communities to promote broader change. The plan outlines a four-week schedule, detailing specific actions to be taken each week, and aims to foster a sustainable lifestyle, improve waste management, and encourage community participation. The project reflects on the potential impact of these changes and their role in addressing global issues.

Running head: ACTION PLAN
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Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author note

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What would it look like?
The documentary “What would it look like” directs its focus and concern to the fact
that the current global population with its vast cultural differences have contributed slowly to
the degeneration of the world over a long period of time. The concept of degeneration of the
world is not restricted to the physical problems that the earth is suffering from but also
incorporates the intercultural conflicts that has rendered the possibility of a civil global
harmony, a pipedream. From exploiting the natural resources for obtaining daily comforts to
the attempts being made to marginalise certain communities and cultures while promoting the
supremacy of the other, the issues are hot, critical and require urgent addressing. The
documentary, despite being small, significantly impacts the way people look or would look at
the world if they want to bring about positive change to the global society.
What issue matters to me?
The one issue that matters to me the most is the exploitation of natural resources
leading to depletion of the earth’s ability to sustain life. Humanity has come a long way from
looking for mere food and shelter to identifying the creature comforts as daily necessity (Cole
et al., 2013). What a lot of people tend to ignore is that at the backend of these comforts, lies
a toxic effect on the planet earth in the form of resource degradation, pollution and an
imbalanced ecosystem that cannot sustain life (Höök & Tang, 2013). What makes matters
worse is people’s attitude towards these issues and the tendency to pass on the blame and
responsibility to another party (Dryzek, 2013).
What can I do?
My primary action would include changing my own lifestyle in a manner beneficial
for the earth. One person’s efforts would be insufficient, which is why my actions would
signify what would happen if such changes were implemented in a larger scale. Moreover in
my opinion, this is an issue of global magnificence and has the potential to unite everyone in

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chasing a singular objective, which would eventually resolve the socio-cultural conflict as
well (Haluza-DeLay, 2013)
How can I make a difference?
I would follow a weekly plan to make my action a reality. It would consist of:
 Week 1 – Restricting my use of smartphone, television, air-conditioner and other
gadgets in an attempt to reduce my reliance on daily comforts.
 Week 2 – Reducing my use of plastic based products, reducing wastage and
implementing smarter methods of waste disposal.
 Week 3 – Find local communities who address these issues, meet up with them and
decide on how collaborative action plans can be implemented on a larger scale to
educate more people on the necessity of urgent change in lifestyle.
 Week 4 – Organize a small local campaign based on the previous week’s ideations,
observe the success/failure and accommodate for future implementations or
amendments.
How will this make a difference?
My chosen action plan is a beginning on the way to a larger process of change. I hope
to achieve from this action, a change in my style of living where I can find comfort in
minimalism, am able to effectively handle biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste and
can organize more people to partake and aid the process by implementing small changes in
their lifestyle.

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References
Cole, R. J., Robinson, J., Brown, Z., & O’shea, M. (2013). Re-contextualizing the notion of
comfort. In Comfort in a Lower Carbon Society (pp. 25-38). Routledge.
Dryzek, J. S. (2013). The politics of the earth: Environmental discourses. Oxford university
press.
Haluza-DeLay, R. (2013). Educating for environmental justice. International handbook of
research on environmental education, 394-403.
Höök, M., & Tang, X. (2013). Depletion of fossil fuels and anthropogenic climate change—
A review. Energy Policy, 52, 797-809.