Can we reverse global warming in the next decade?

Answer 1

No. The forces that have been set in motion will continue to act for hundreds to thousands of years. But we can minimize the damage by acting as soon as possible.

Answer 2

Yes, let's start with manipulating the time, since we manipulate it anyway. Let's make it a livable, lovable planet, one that we can all benefit from. This planet will not disappear, however, it will be impossible for us to live in, if we do nothing to reverse the order. Time as we know it, is just the opposite of what it should be. Let's move the clocks forward in the fall, and backward in the spring. Allowing more sunshine in the fall and winter, less sunshine in the Spring and Summer...equals less energy usage, less pollution. Results would be immediate and long term. It would be the impetus for raising consciousness on a global level. People would be more inclined to contribute their energy in the reversal of global warming, since it has a direct impact on their wallets and their psyche. The planet will transform, just by manipulating the time.

Answer 3

Unfortunatly the answer is yes! Global warming can easily be reversed/stopped in just a few hours and our current government leaders are well on the way to do it. Here's the bad news:

Nuclear winter

Answer 4

Short-term climate changes is more due to change in sun's irradiance (eg sun spots) and changes to CO2 levels are but one input to a complex climate equation, ... but assuming the flawed premise here is a way:

If we were to think this through thoroughly and ask: "How is it possible to reduce CO2 emissions by 60%, end oil imports, and thereby reduce costs of imported energy?" We could have one simple answer - nuclear power. Add 400 nuclear power plants, so nuclear generates 80% instead of 20% of our electricity (not unrealistic, as France gets 77% of their electrical generation from nuclear power), then both coal and natural gas can be reduced in electrical generation. For transportation, the solution in reducing oil use is to replace it with electricity as the source of energy. Replacing our fleet of cars with plug-in hybrids would do it, turning 20 mpg cars into effectively 100mpg cars. To get consumers to accept the switchover would require creating a system where electricity is cheaper than gas, which could be achieved via cost-effective nuclear power and enough gas taxes to keep gas at $3.00/gallon or more; a plug-in hybrid would use electricity instead of gas for short/medium trips. Taken together, this would: End our dependence on foreign oil, by cutting oil use by 2/3rds; reduce our CO2 emissions by almost 2/3rds as well. The end result would be a more economically stable energy complex able to sustain economic growth without economic and political dangers of energy shocks, with the benefits of drastically reducing how much CO2 the put in the air and how many dollars we send to unstable and unfriendly governments. All it takes is building 20 nuclear power plants every year for the next 20 years.

We cannot 'reverse' climate changes that are partly natural anyway, and we cannot reduce CO2 levels, only reduce the increases. But 400 nuclear power plants is the only viable and economical solution we have. Anyone who claims that global warming is a problem but fails to advocate for nuclear power is a hypocrite.

Answer 5

There isnt a hope of a snowball in H E double twosticks to reverse global warming.Even if we could we would not give up one bit of selfish comfort or desire to accomplish this.
The best we can hope for is that God is smarter than us and has provided a safety valve in the design of the cosmos for such an occaision.However,i greatly fear such a safety valve would involve getting rid of the vermin who are causing this to occur on His planet!

Answer 6

in some way we CAN slow it down by doing our part which is the following below

1. put less cars out there ( people can share cars )

2. build less roads and keep nature ( why is there so many to begin with?? GRRR )

3. plant more trees ( we rip them for christmas?? GRRRR)

4. get rid of them nasty facotys who let all that nasty black smoke in the air ( should be against the law period )

5. stop littering ( how would you feel if animals came into your home littering your home??? GRRRRRRR)

6. stop wasting so much plastic, paper and other materials..we can and should minimize them all. ( recycle and buy less to begin with, i dont use paper towels at all nor paper plates etc. )

boy there is so much we can do to help at least slow it all down but actually stopping it..i doubt it..a bit to late for all that.

The floods and fires happening all over the planet is do to global warming and only humans are to blame for that. Not only that but humans go into the woods building a fire and letting it get out of hand and burn down a forest...how stupid can you get? sheesh why take that risk..no one should be allowed to make a campfire..i dont care how careful you may be...its STUPID to do.

All them hurricanes is a way of mother earth fighting back and it will get stronger so us humans should get and be used to it by now to expect it all, fires, flood and hurricanes and tornados wont go away...FACE IT and do your BEST to be KIND to mother NATURE.

Answer 7

If you want to change global warming , you have to cool the planet, in order to do that you need to pump oxygen in the atmosphere, so build oxygen generators.

Answer 8

Stop being kind and warmly with each other!
The global warming will be soon stopped in this way because it is nobody to feel it!

Answer 9

People could make a difference, but most will not due to the inconveniences that would be involved -- look at how difficult it is just to get people to behave differently on ozone-action days.

Answer 10

Take Action at Home
Save energy
Use less water
Reduce/reuse/recycle
Handle toxics properly

http://www.epa.gov/epahome/athome.htm