Appendix

Appendix 1

A total of 3,140,210.6 million dollars were invested in environmental protection between 1973 and 2018. A total of 3,137,908.4 million dollars of this amount constituted government funds from all countries between 1918 and 2018. The total contributions of all the world’s countries to the UN Environmental Program (UNEP) between 1973 and 2018 amounted to 2,302.2 million dollars.

However, if we calculate the amount of financing allotted to environmental protection of 1 m² of the Earth’s surface, it is extremely low.

Sixty-nine billion dollars (the average annual spending total of all countries on the environment in the given period) / 510 million km² (area of the Earth’s surface) / 1 million m² = 0.00013 dollars annually per m². Thus, annual spending on the environment for the past 45 years has amounted to 0.01 cents per m².

According to the data of the German Environmental Ministry, planned investments in environmental protection amount to 6 trillion dollars. According to the calculations: 6 trillion dollars / 510 million km² / 1 million m² = 0.01176 dollars (or one cent) a year per m².

Some countries are already making the necessary investments, in particular: Japan 0.15; Great Britain – 0.08; Germany – 0.06; France – 0.03 dollars a year per 1 m². However, most countries (China – 0.007; Russia – 0.0001; the U.S. – 0.00006; Iran – 0.00005; Tanzania – 0.000004 dollars a year per m²) do not allot sufficient funds.

Less than 0.01 cents per m² a year – can this really be the amount people are willing to give to preserve the environment? The grave environmental situation we are seeing is the result of insufficient attention and funding.

Appendix 2

Application Guidelines: Method for Obtaining Methane from Animal Intestines

This method is carried out by affixing a sealed plastic bag to the back of a cow or pig, which is attached by means of a tube to the animal’s intestine. This construction will allow the entire amount of methane produced by the animal to be concentrated in a closed space. Every evening the methane can be pumped into a special reservoir and then used to produce energy. Provided a farm has a large number of animals, this method can supply enough light and heat for the entire neighborhood. It requires very little money and has minimal detrimental effect on the environment. However, this method must become a standard for breeding and maintaining farm animals.