One of the excellent WFBSC presentations was delivered by Luciano Pizzatto, environmentalist and CEO of Compagas, a Brazilian energy company. Presented in Portugese, this writer had difficulty in understanding the English translation, however, here are some bullet points.

*A hungry man cannot think about tomorrow…

*Countries defend the technologies they manufacture, whether wind, water, solar or nuclear.

*Bacteria and viruses are the most dangerous things man is facing today compared with climate change.

*We have to control the environment from a hygiene perspective.

*Social enviro reports… “I am tired of them”.

*Social responsibility goes beyond paying more than just the tax you owe.

*“We are getting dumber and dumber…. people have forgotten about science.

*Water running out… turn off the taps? Drinking water is an economic problem, not an environmental problem.

*Drinking water is treated water and costs.

*Fish cannot survive in crystal clear water has not fish! Distilled water kills humans.

*I am a forester, regarding trees I question their role greenhouse effect.  Trees are environmentalists’ priority in controlling the greenhouse effect and yet trees are not part of the greenhouse effect. They are a relatively small part of the contribution.

*We cannot interfere with the solar system, so we need to prepare ourselves and our cities.

*Hugging trees is important but cutting old trees and planting new trees is best for carbon sequestration.

*Cleaning for Health will be good. Efficient cleaning will be good for the environment, applying sensitive cleaning systems will be good for the environment.

*If you do use chemicals well you don’t have to do the cleaning task again (twice).