Saving The Environment Is Contributed By Social Media

In this day and age, Social Media has become a huge part of our lives when looking at the average time we spend on these sites daily. As of 2016, it is believed that up to 59% of Americans use Social Media in various ways. So, how can social media be so effective to the point where it is genuinely making a difference for the better to the environment through generating enough awareness?

Many of us only use Social Media to purely connect with friends and family, whereas others may use it as an opportunity to express themselves. We are all open to receiving new information on social media whether we intend to or not. In the recent past, social media has been the place where people preach their opinions and thoughts on particular subjects. Facebook offer groups and pages where as Instagram and Twitter have been using hashtags for users with similar interests to interact with each other. In a recent report conducted by the ‘Green Economy Post’ they have provided emphasise in the use of hashtags, and the role they can play in creating awareness of certain environmental problems to create a better world. They realised that “hashtags are good at helping users build a reputation on a specific topic, create or join conversations with others in green areas of speciality, build awareness about a cause, get the word out about an event, and alert people about new blog posts or current events”.

Currently, environmental issues have also begun to surface around social media. Various non-governmental and volunteer websites use the world wide possible connections to spread and publicise their goals. But many government laws have been criticised within their social media use, and their actions have been forced to be reconsidered by authorities. According to a recent report by the Huffington Post, the environmental sector has widely accepted the use of social media. Environmental issues such as climate change can be made aware to people locally and nationally through the use of social media. But remember, social media is not used by everyone for the same purpose. A great example of this is the current separation between people who believe that climate change isn’t real and those who do. It has become a battleground for the two contradicting arguments, mocking one another’s credibility and research. And unfortunately, some people use social media to construed incorrect information with regards to certain topics.

To summarise, social media has been very helpful in spreading environmental causes and projects. However, users on social media should always try confirming certain social media posts that you may not consider ‘reliable’. Especially information that may affect your way of thinking and politics.