With all the scientific and ecological evidence of global warming, what are the solutions?

Question

As individuals, and as a corporate humanity, what actions are necessary to halt the advance (and even reverse the advance) of global warming? How do we get the majority onboard for the solutions? How do we get our governments to pass the laws and take the actions necessary even to an economic and 'standard of living' loss?

Answer 1

"Adapt or die". The world is getting warmer as an effect of natural changes in the sun and/or the earth's position relative to the sun. It has happened before in historic times (c1100AD) as well as long ago (ancient evidence of elephants in S England, for example). On balance, a warmer world is good for biodiversity -- more rainforests, fewer lands in polar deserts.

The problems are transitional, as we lose a bit of coastline here and there and as some places like E Crete become drier and others like S England become warmer. Birds and plants adapt with longer or earlier growing/migration seasons. Creatures that flourish during ice ages like polar bears have a hard time.

The basic point is global warming cannot be stopped, but we can take action like water pipeline construction that will ease the disadvantages.

Oh yes, and don't build much in places where hurricanes are likely to hit like the Gulf Coast of the US on the shore itself. Everything should be at least 200 metres back from the shoreline. And don't build on the Mississippi flood plain.