Is Mother Nature only used humorously?

[alpacinou]

Is it okay to use "Mother Nature" in a formal or a semi-formal essay or is it used mainly humorously or in news reports?

Is this sentence okay for a formal essay for example?

The projects they have conducted so far exhibits their inherent love for Mother Nature as they make sure their carbon footprint is very low.

 

[emsr2d2]

I wouldn't say it's particularly appropriate for a formal essay but it's definitely not only used humorously. Many people use it perfectly seriously when talking about nature.

 

[alpacinou]

I wouldn't say it's particularly appropriate for a formal essay but it's definitely not only used humorously. Many people use it perfectly seriously when talking about nature.

So, is this okay?

The projects they have conducted so far exhibits their inherent love for Mother Nature as they make sure their carbon footprint is very low.

 

[Rover_KE]

So[no comma] is this okay?

The projects they have conducted so far exhibit their inherent love for Mother Nature as they make sure their carbon footprint is very low.

:-|

 

[Tarheel]

I would say their carbon footprint is very small.*



*If I was going to say that.

 

[Tdol]

I wouldn't use love for Mother Nature in a formal essay. I'd say something like respect for the environment. You could also use ensure instead of make sure.

 

[jutfrank]

You're talking about an IELTS Academic essay, right?

 

[alpacinou]

You're talking about an IELTS Academic essay, right?

That is one of the possible uses, yes.