An environmental enthusiast and sustainable development practitioner with over 7 years of broad experience in formulating public policies and executing projects in civil society organisations. I believe that the only way to achieve sustainable development is by considering the care and respect for the environment. The data tells us the planet is warming; the science is clear that humans are responsible; the impacts we’re seeing today are already serious; and our future is in our hands. As John Holdren once said, “We basically have three choices: mitigation, adaptation, and suffering. We’re going to do some of each. The question is what the mix is going to be. The more mitigation we do, the less adaptation will be required, and the less suffering there will be.”