Carbon Footprint And Its Effects On Global Warming

The Earth is our home, so why don’t we take care of it and preserve it? Most people think that they can’t make a difference as just one individual in a world of over 7 billion people, but that couldn’t be farther from the truth. Anything from being a vegetarian, which highly reduces the amount of water used and byproduct created when farming animals, to carpooling to school helps combat global warming. By convincing my English class that global warming is an important issue that we are facing today and will face in the future, I hope to get them to take their own initiatives to reduce their footprint on our planet Earth.

By calculating my carbon footprint score, it has tremendously opened my eyes as to how much I contribute to the destruction of the Earth’s atmosphere. However, it has also made me aware of a variety of ways that I can reduce the damage I cause.

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(Source 1) Without carbon footprints, we won't be able to tell how much carbon dioxide we are leaving behind and producing. According to Source 1, "Carbon Dioxide is known as greenhouse gas, which scientists believe to be one of the contributing factors to the warming of the Earth, or better known as global warming. " This phrase from the text proves how we must be aware of how much damage we are doing to the world by doing simple things that can change Earth drastically.

Global warming is when the increase in the earth temperature, which increases the level of carbon dioxide, and pollutants in the atmosphere. The human generated greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has a great effect on the climate. One child alone can produce twenty times more gases then a person can save by recycling, light bulbs and using energy efficient appliances. “Under current conditions, a child born in the United States will be responsible for almost seven times the carbon emissions of a child born in China and 168 times the impact of a child born in Bangladesh” The limitation of the amount of kids born per year in the U.S can show a significant change in the climate. Americans produce greenhouse gases ten times the average of developing

Scientists that have been observing climate changes over the last century have noted that global warming is the effect of the human population 's overly excessive usage of carbon

Many years ago, ecological footprint or climate change was not a very controversial subject as it is now. Probably because people didn’t know about it or because humans were not abusing Earth as are now. Nowadays the decisions people make in their daily lives about their homes, the transportation, the food and the goods they buy have a greater impact all over the world. If everyone in this planet generated carbon emissions and consumed natural resources at the rate Americans do in the United States we would need five planets to support us.

The overall breakdown of my ecological footprint was as follows: services (39%), food (20%), goods (17%), shelter (16%), and mobility (9%). These results did not surprise me, and I overall agree with how my ecological footprint calculator characterizes my usages of resources. As stated above, I tend to have bad habits related to electricity and power usage. I often leave on lights, the television, radios, and leave electronics plugged in for longer than they should. Another contributing factor to my energy usage is that almost all the appliances in my home are very old, and are not energy efficient. Furthermore, none of the energy from my house comes from any renewable

Carbon Dioxide impacts global climate because it is emitted into the atmosphere, and traps heat inside of Earth, which is causing Earth to become warmer. Over time, Carbon dioxide levels have risen. In December of 2005, the Carbon dioxide level was at 380.75 ppm (parts per million), and in November of 2011, the Carbon dioxide level was at 392.41 ppm. This year, in March of 2018, the Carbon dioxide level was at 407.96 ppm, so they have risen a lot since 2005. Carbon dioxide is related to the Greenhouse Effect, because it is released into the air through human activities, and then it stays in Earth’s atmosphere, and settles in. After settling in, it acts like a blanket, so when heat tries to escape, the Carbon dioxide traps it in, which is how

Everyday society evolves, new technologies and ideas are born, although life seems perfect there are many reasons to be scared. Ever since the industrial revolution started the production of carbon dioxide has gone up in tremendous quantities. Because of this increase in greenhouse gases the earth has experienced drastic changes. These changes are the reason for why humanity should be scared, humans have control of many things but weather and natural disasters are not something we can control. On the other hand, society has taken steps to diminish the production of carbon dioxide, although this process may take time to make a significant impact it provides humanity with a reason to feel like our situation will improve. It is easy to feel good about these current efforts towards resolving climate change. However, to make a serious impact on the problem, we need to diminish our carbon dioxide footprint significantly, and

The earth is able to hold many types of gases and is capable of amazing things along with that. Carbon Dioxide is nonreactive with most of the things on earth so we hardly notice the increase in carbon dioxide levels that are occurring. With its non-reactivity it can slowly build up and the only way we will notice the increase of the carbon dioxide here is by the climate change here on earth. Although there many gases and other compounds that have an effect of the climate change, carbon dioxide seems to be the leading compound that is causing climate change on earth. From 1750 to 2005 carbon dioxide the radiative force of carbon dioxide had increased 1.6 which means it is causing the earth to get warmer. There are other gases that have more

A scientist that reports for National Geographic Magazine stated, “Since 1990, yearly emissions have gone up by about six billion metric tons of “carbon dioxide equivalent” worldwide, more than a 20 percent increase”(“Causes of Global Warming”) Humans are the cause of global warming. Overpopulation of the human race has resulted in a multitude of carbon dioxide gas getting trapped in the atmosphere, warming the earth as if it was a greenhouse. Carbon dioxide (Co2) is a “waste” gas of human beings. One human approximately exhales two and one third pounds of carbon dioxide gas a day(Palmer) Consequently, the gas is warming the earth from the core up. Humans are the cause of global warming.

When you’re young, you really don’t think about the impact you have on others, or the impact you leave in this world. Humans, on a daily basis live their lives routinely. We go about our daily routine as if it’s second nature like the air we breathe, not considering the impact that our daily activities have on this earth. For example, leaving the water on when I brush my teeth is not healthy for the environment. Using a car when I can walk is also not useful as the more cars that are used, the more smog increases and pollutes the environment. These examples contribute to the carbon footprint that I produce on this earth. So what are some ways that I can improve my carbon footprint to have a positive human impact

Carbon dioxide is the Main greenhouse gas created from human activities, it has huge impact on our planet’s environment. Although Carbon dioxide is present in our atmosphere naturally and its level should be maintain by proper carbon cycle, human activities have altered the carbon cycle by adding more CO2 into the atmosphere. This has resulted an increased global temperature which is responsible for variety of environmental issues. By analyzation human daily carbon footprint, we can better focus on minimize the impact on global warming.

The world continuously faces a variety of threats every day, from natural disasters to terrorist, but one threat that society predominately contributes to all on their own, is climate change. There are many feasible explanations for the global threat of climate change. These explanations include but are not limited to, the act of deforestation to the rainforest and other trees, green house gas emissions, and sulfate aerosol, which cause poor air quality.