"When it comes to the Earth, there is no time to waste," says the Earth Day Network. And that is right. (protect) our environment is very important. World Earth Day (create) in 1970 to ask more people to protect our environment. On April 22 of each year, people around the world celebrate Earth Day.

    Every year there is a special topic, and in 2016 it was "Trees for the Earth''， Earth Day that year was all about planting trees. They planned to plant 7. 8 billion trees within the next five years.

    That's a big goal, and you might wonder why (tree) are so important. Because they can take in carbon dioxide(CO₂) and improve the air quality(质量). CO₂ is an element(成分) in our atmosphere, but humans make too much of it. person makes about 2.3 tons a year, which is bad for the environment.

    Planting new trees is important because people cut down a huge number of trees. Last year, there were 3 trillion trees in world, about 139 billion in China. But according to China Daily, the world's total number has been almost cut in half since human civilization(文明) began.

That's 15 billion trees are cut down every year.

    So we need (plant) more to make up for (弥补) those we lost. One tree can take in 21. 8 kilograms of CO₂ per year. And it's still one of (cheap) and best ways to get rid of CO₂.

    But don't forget that we can also help protect the environment by (cut) down on the energy(能源) we use every day. Every little thing helps.

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    The coffee shop Starbucks will give people a discount if they bring their own cups. It wants to cut down on the number of paper cups that are put in the rubbish bins. It is part of a two month experiment in cafes in England. Starbucks wants to reduce waste and recycle more, The president of Starbucks in the UK said, "We are very happy to increase recycling rates(比率)，and reusable cups are a key part of our waste reduction plan." Bosses will decide later if they will continue the discounts. People who bring their own cups will not get a discount on the cafe's cheaper filter coffee.

    The problem of paper cups has been in the news a lot. Around seven million cups are thrown away every day. Reporters say that some cafes lie about how many paper cups they recycle. The reporters say the cafes do not recycle as many cups as they say. Customers wrongly believe that a coffee shop is environmentally friendly. Less than one in 400 paper cups at coffee shops are recycled. A coffee drinker said she would bring her own cup. She said, "I am so sad that cafes recycle so little. I thought they were more responsible."