“Reducing your heat-trapping emissions does not mean forgoing modern conveniences; it means making smart choices, using energy-efficient products, and understanding which areas of your life generate the most carbon emissions.” (Ten Personal Solutions to Global Warming) A decade ago, global warming was not much of a concern as it is now. No matter how much we are informed about it , we as a society seem to ignore the future disasters that global warming will acquire. Global warming is a “global” dilemma and everyone has an obligation to help reduce emissions. This phenomenon has a powerful impact on our climate, our health, and our environment. As climates rise, so will diseases creating more deaths in this world. The heat will warm our …show more content…
Little things like switching your regular light bulbs to fluorescent bulbs can give you the same amount of light for 15% of the energy. A great way to reduce global warming is to spread the word, just imagine if every American decreased their emissions that, how much can we all save? Another significant step we can take is to set certain limit on cars and major power plants that emit a lot of gases. The Environmental Protection Agency has the rights and responsibility to establish these limits which the us supreme court reaffirmed in 2007. In the United States alone forty percent of emission comes from power plants. In addition to limiting emission from the new plants they must do the same for the old plants in a flexible manner. (natural resource defense council) NRDC estimates that by setting these limits, emissions can be reduced by twenty percent by the year 2020 at a very modest cost. Another thing it will it take to stop global warming is making buildings more energy efficient. Buildings and the appliances inside of them make up for forty percent of America's energy use and one third of our global warming emissions (natural resource defence council). New buildings should
The globe is being rocked by extreme weather and the hottest temperatures on record. As the average global temperature soars, there are floods, droughts, unusually cold winters, forest fires, and huge storms. Are all of these horrors being caused by human-induced global warming?
Introduction: We all know about global warming, but do we really care or try to do at least some of the things that will help stop it or at least slow it down?
Another problem is transportation; cars, planes, trucks, and other vehicles emit various greenhouse gases when in use, or when idling. I would create more solar-powered cars, and if possible, wind-cars, or other cars that run using renewable sources. I would also increase the prices of gas, to discourage people from buying it. However, this would be very, very expensive, and the fuel companies would not agree with the
Daily activities that contribute to the increase of CO2 is consuming electricity, transportation, building, etc. We could start conserving more energy ourselves, such as using hybrid cars and using solar power. Finding other ways to get our energy in a more earth friendly would help.
First of all, in order to reduce the global warming, we need to reduce the pollution. There are many things an individual can do to reduce the impact on the environment. For example, instead of throwing bottles, we can recycle them. The plastic manufacturing process results in the creation of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, which is thought to contribute significantly to the global warming effect. Since the process for recycling plastic water bottles requires less energy and fossil fuels, it also results in fewer greenhouse gas emissions. In addition to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, recycling plastic water bottles also help to decrease the amount of pollution in the air and water sources. Moreover, recycling paper also helps reduce the global warming. For example, if we recycle paper, it helps preserve forests, because it
Some small, day-to-day things you can do to help are finding alternatives to driving as much as possible, make energy efficiency a dominant factor when choosing appliances, turn lights off when not using them, recycle, use less water when cleaning yourself or your home, eat locally produced food, and more. Cars release high levels of carbon dioxide, so doing things like walking to work, carpooling, and riding on public transportation instead of driving yourself everywhere. The more energy you use, the more carbon you’re putting into the atmosphere so using energy efficient appliances, saving water, recycling, turning lights off when you don’t need them, and eating locally produced foods will reduce your carbon footprint. It takes a great deal of energy to ship foods from long distances; keep lights and household appliances running; and clean, distribute, and pump water through our homes. Some large things you can do are stop deforestation, get our elected leaders involved and fight misinformation. Deforestation is said to account for 10 percent of the world's “heat-trapping emissions” (Union)
However, there is another route to respond to Global Warming according to Bjorn Lomborg. Lomborg states “Instead of putting expensive caps on carbon emissions, we should immediately spend more money on researching and developing alternative energy. These include renewable sources of energy like wind, solar, geothermal, and wave.” (Lomborg, 2009, p. 105)
We can reduce air pollution by Conserving energy, Use energy efficient light bulbs, Participate in your local utility’s energy conservation programs, Limit driving by carpooling, using public transportation, biking and walking, Combine Shopping trips for fewer trips, Use electric or hand-powered lawn care equipment and mobiles, Be careful not to spill gasoline when filling up your car, Run dishwashers and washing machines only when full, Choose environmentally friendly cleaners and bleaches, Advocate for emission reductions from power plants and more stringent national vehicle emission standards, Decrease construction, Decrease fuel burning, Space heaters: Use them only when someone is awake
The issue with global warming has been mentioned in the past, but not necessarily taken seriously by many. Many people won’t take matters in their hands unless they are affected. Though the climate change isn’t as bad, it can cause health damage, such as skin cancer due to the rising temperatures, the spread of disease, and air pollution. Environmental Issue Expert Larry West, states that recycling, using less air conditioning, driving less, and simply conserving electricity are all beneficial in reducing global warming.
There are many ways in which we can slow and even stop the Greenhouse effect. More public
By NASA to lower our CO2 production we should use less electricity and less fuel. Use public transportation if possible rather than taking private vehicle every where. Electric car is another modern way to solve problem if you use solar panels to charge you car.
Businesses and industries also play a role in lessening the effects of global warming. Many businesses create energy efficient models of regular home appliances that can be purchased for relatively the same price as regular appliances. By replacing older models of appliances with energy efficient ones your household can halt more than 50% annual carbon dioxide emissions. Not to mention older model appliances use almost three times more watts than energy efficient models. By switching over you will save money on your energy bill as well. Something that companies should do more often is let they’re employees work at home more often if it is a possibility. If employees work at home even one day a week we can reduce carbon dioxide emissions from cars immensely. Today’s full-time home business owners and telecommuters save approximately 4,439 million gallons of gas per year. In short, if businesses, companies and industries took action to lessening the effects of global warming then the growth of carbon dioxide
Abstract Global warming is a dilemma; it is a debatable issue between a fact and a theory, between approval and disapproval
The concept of global warming has become one of the most widely debated and controversial topics of our time. Scientists learned long ago that the earth’s climate has powerfully shaped the history of humanity. However, it is only in the past few decades that research has revealed that humans have a significant influence on the climate as well. A growing body of scientific evidence indicates that since 1950, the world’s climate has been warming, primarily as a result of emissions from the burning of fossil fuels and the destruction of tropical forests. More importantly, an article titled "Global Warming" published in the New York Times shows that methane, a gas that is emitted from landfills, livestock and oil gas facilities,
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