• Question: Did any of your exploring love make you want to work on exploring pollution?

    Asked by anon-177330 to Andrew, Becky, Daniel, Helen, Nicola, Urslaan on 12 Jun 2018.
    • Photo: Daniel Marsh

      Daniel Marsh answered on 12 Jun 2018:

      When you travel around the world to beautiful places and see the amazing creatures that live there you are inspired to try and protect these environments so they are not damaged by human activities but a lot of the work that we do aroud air pollution is for protecting human health, particularly in large towns and cities.

    • Photo: Urslaan Chohan

      Urslaan Chohan answered on 12 Jun 2018:

      Travelling the world definitely did make me want to work on pollution! There are many places that are covered in rubbish and dirt – it frustrates me to no end to see the piles of rubbish. Also some countries I’ve visited have had cities where the air is unbreathable! It’s sad to see that.

    • Photo: Andrew Singer

      Andrew Singer answered on 12 Jun 2018:

      Well, I DO work on pollution. I think my attraction to pollution likely comes from the fact I grew up in Staten Island, New York, which is where the largest landfill in the world was located (at the time). So, I grew up knowing about pollution in a very personal way, perhaps that’s why I always felt it was important and was so driven to do something about it?

    • Photo: Helen Littler

      Helen Littler answered on 13 Jun 2018:

      Seeing how countries are tackling the causes of pollution and seeing the benefits certainly made me think change is possible. My ability to explore is sadly limited by how bad flights are for the environment so I am practising what I preach and exploring countries by train.

    • Photo: Becky Thomas

      Becky Thomas answered on 13 Jun 2018:

      I don’t directly work on pollution, but seeing how amazing the world is makes me want to work to protect it.

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