How can I personally positively contribute to a tangible improvement in Global Warming?

Question

If I want to change what I do and devote my remaining working life to making a difference, how should I go about this? I am not a scientist, but all my background has been about making change and making things happen in organisations. Should I contact Bill Clinton? Bill Gates? or the US Senator who I understand are all trying to make a positive difference in this area? Or what organisation should I join? I am not talking about making changes in my own lifestyle, (but I do already re-cycle seriously).

Answer 1

Kill yourself!!......(only joking)
Seriously we can all do are bit to help protect the environment. I'm sure you're already taking steps towards a greener lifestyle, however is your neighbour or their neighbours and so on...? There are numerous environmental groups you can join, whether there online of in your local community. It's all about searching for the right action group that suits you. Personally I would join "Greenpeace" as they tirelessly campaign, sometimes risking imprisonment or death, to get their message across in a peaceful way.

Answer 2

Get comapnies to start investing in biofuels. And get farmers in the U.S to grow bio-fuel crops like oil seed rape etc. If the USA lead the way on this the rest of the world would without doubt follow on in earnest. Tbh i'm dissapointed that the UK hasn't had the balls to start up biofuel production, we already lag behind some euro countries.

Biofuel use in cars and aviation transport is only one area but it is a massive area of pollution and worth concentrating our efforts on.

In regards to knew power sources, just think if every new house built had a solar panel or wind turbine on the roof, there would be no need for more power planets, simple.

Answer 3

How about accepting the possibility that mankind is having little (if any) affect on the climate?

Shocked by that? Well, the truth is, despite what we're getting bombarded with by the media, there is actually no conclusive proof that mankind's activities are having any significant affect on the world's climate.

I'm not saying that we are not in a period of global warming, what I'm saying is that climate change is a perfectly natural thing to be happening. The Earth's climate has changed constantly throughout its history. We all know about ice ages, so we all know this. We should be worried if it *wasn't* changing.

Any attempt by mankind to suddenly prevent these changes would (IMHO) constitute the single most *un-green* thing that any generation has ever inflicted upon our planet.

So, you think you are being "green" by trying to stop climate change? Think again!

Answer 4

Help me and others to get a modification to the Kyoto Protocol that allows for the air capture of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Currently no carbon credits can be gotten for this and therefore large scale work is impossible. Air capture holds the key to stabilise and reverse climate change because it actively reduces the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Our company has been ready for three years to put this in place. We have the technology, and access to the money to start. Our technology, if applied and pushed, could stabilise the world level of carbon dioxide in 20 years. Once the treaty is changed, we will begin immediately.

Answer 5

From a European (French / English) perspective, the actual number of people who actually take the whole business seriously is tiny. I'd guess 1-5% of the population. So while YOUmay be recycling (but what about your car journeys? plane journeys? house efficiency?)- 95% of others aren't. So the answer for now is education, education, education: make sure people know it matters: start in primary school and keep on going right through to teacher colleges. EDUCATION!!

Answer 6

So you want to 'improve' global warming? That translate to me that you want to increase the effect of global warming. Then I read the sub-heading and realise that you're not on a one man mission to destroy the earth.
Do an online search for Environmental Action Groups, or words to that effect, you'll be bombarded with answers. Choose an appropriate group that you would like to join and contribute to make a change.

Answer 7

You could plant some trees, buy a fuel efficient car - or better cycle. Wash clothes at lower temps or buy your electricity from a green supplier such as Ecotricty - the lists are endless. If we all made a small effort the world would be a better place quickly!

Answer 8

it somewhat is extra to do with people than animals. we are the polluters of this planet, not cows. Your weight loss plan won't impression international warming, yet jogging to paintings or college would help. bypass away the automobile at homestead and get a motorcycle, even in iciness. which would be lots much less toxins going into the ambience. in spite of the undeniable fact that, international warming would be a organic cycle of evolution.

Answer 9

If you are American, join the Republican Party. Change it from within and get them to pull their finger out. Lobby Congress to increase spending on alternative energy forms - people are not going to stop using their cars, fridges etc because we tell them to - we have to come up with an alternative. Also - back the use of nuclear power. It's the only answer we have at the moment. The green lobby hate the use of it because of its waste and environmental impact but they have no alternative at all. It's the only relatively safe form of energy we have until boffins come up with some kind of fusion system.

Answer 10

why not make changes to your own life first. how hard is it to put energy eficent light bulbs in or turn your heating down a degres and not leave stuff on stand-by. it's not just about doing stuff for the enviroment it will also save you loads of money. but on a business point of view in the UK we have the carbon emmissions trust for business maybe you could join something like that.