what do you think that would stop global warming?

Question

since global warming is becoming an importnat threat to humans now a days what possible steps we need to follow to free our planet from this...as you see melting glaciers, spoiling beauty of great barrier reef....

Answer 1

There's no way to stop it; it's too late for that. The IPCC has targeted a CO2 maximum concentration of 550 ppm as a world wide goal. Leaks from their upcoming 2007 report say this will cost as much as 5% of the global gross domestic product. This is already twice the CO2 level that we had at the start of the industrial revolution which was more CO2 than we've had in the last 10,000 years during which civilization has flourished due to remarkably stable temperatures: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Holocene_Temperature_Variations.png

At this point, it's not about stopping; it's about damage control.

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To those that want to deny, minimize or rationalize:

From a book published by Harvard University Press: "In 2001 a panel representing virtually all the world's governments and climate scientists announced that they had reached a consensus: the world was warming at a rate without precedent during at least the last ten millennia, and that warming was caused by the buildup of greenhouse gases from human activity." (http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog/WEADIS.html ). So, for the most part, scientists have been in agreement about this for the last 6 years.

Continuing research by mainstream science supports those conclusions. According to the US EPA, the US Climate Change Science Program CCSP) released a report in May 2006, "which addresses some of the long-standing difficulties in understanding changes in atmospheric temperatures and the basic causes of these changes." (http://epa.gov/climatechange/science/recenttc.html#ref ). When I look at the CCSP report, it says, "Our best scientific understanding is that:
• Increases in well-mixed greenhouse gases (which are primarily due to fossil fuel burning) result in largescale warming of the Earth’s surface and troposphere, and cooling of the stratosphere." (http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap1-1/finalreport/sap1-1-final-chap5.pdf ). I encourage everyone to have a look at the full summary of the report for themselves and decide for yourself. It's easy reading.

NASA says, "the general consensus among scientists is that global warming is real and its overall effects are detrimental" (http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/ftp_docs/Global_Warming.pdf , page 6 )

In fact, it is so detremental that the Attorney General of California has filed suit against the 6 auto manufacturers and 5 utilities here in CA. (http://ag.ca.gov/newsalerts/cms06/06-082_0a.pdf?PHPSESSID=bcafe4e63eecea93153f25e6fe5bc9ba , http://ag.ca.gov/newsalerts/release.php?id=709&year=2004&month=7&PHPSESSID=5fa0700eb86a845983a94e26ab86a46e ) for ignoring the IPCC statements, stating in the lawsuit, "Defendants knew or should have known, and know or should know, that their emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases contribute to global warming and to the resulting injuries and threatened injuries to California, its citizens and residents, environment, and economy."

There really is little controversy in the scientific community on this issue. There's a small handful of vocal people, many of whom have strong ties to the oil industry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Global_warming_skeptics ) who are keeping the debate alive. When people mention this or that group of scientists that represent the dissenting minority position, I would be curious what percentage that group constitutes.

About the bogus volcano issue that is sometimes raised, "Human activities release more than 150 times the amount of CO2 emitted by volcanoes--the equivalent of nearly 17,000 additional volcanoes like Kilauea (Kilauea emits about 13.2 million tonnes/year)!” http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/Hazards/What/VolGas/volgas.html

Now that the oil companies here in the US have begun to abandon their position and Pres Bush followed suit a few days ago in his State of the Union Address, I am hopeful that the US will ratify the Kyoto Protocol and join in the efforts worldwide to slow the progression of global warming.

Remember, the slower it happens, the more chance we have to cope with the changes and minimize their harmful effects.

Answer 2

The earth is getting warmer, we know this and it is not in dispute, even by the oil companies. The evidence is all around us: ice caps are melting, glaciers are shrinking, desertification is increasing, storms around the globe are becoming more intense, El Ninos are becoming stronger and more frequent.
Many people will dispute the scientists because they fear that the lifestyle they are accustomed to is now threatened, so you might consider this. Those who tell you that global warming is man made will also tell you what the mechanism causing the warming is. They will tell you that the causation is too much CO2 in the atmosphere that is making the planet warmer. They explain how this works, and why we should all be very concerned.
Those that tell you Global warming is not man made and will often tell you the planet goes through natural cycles of warming and cooling. They will tell you of past ice ages, but don’t tell you what caused those ice ages. They will tell you that the earth was much warmer a thousand years ago, but don’t explain the reasons that caused that warm period. Most importantly, they don't tell you what is what is causing this period of warming. They give no explanation to what these natural mechanisms are. They will sometimes tell you what they “might be”. They leave you hanging, and hope you to simply take the explanation that “it’s natural” and assume you won’t question the answer. Natural phenomena have explanations too; deniers of man made warming never point to that definitive reason behind the warming the way climatologists point to CO2 as the culprit.
You must look at the facts too, and decide on what you choose to believe. Could the atmosphere be affected by pumping 23 billion metric tonnes of carbon dioxide every year? Ask yourself if you are you willing to gamble the planet’s, and your children’s future by not doing anything to curb your own carbon emissions?
What is the one single most important thing that can be done about global warming? Getting rid of Neocons in Washington is a a first big step. The next step is ensure everyone is educated to know recognise that there is a problem.

Answer 3

Actually there is no way to stop global warming. It is a natural occurrence the earth has been going through since it creation. The earth warms and cools constantly. There is no evidence whatsoever that Humans can even effect it short of a nuclear blast. Many claim there is a scientific consensus that global warming exists, but a consensus is not proof, just a theory of possibility. Unproven I will add.

Answer 4

We cannot stop global warming it is a natural phenomenon, our earth goes through cycle of global warming and ice age.

We humans have induced the rate of rise in temperature and this is what we should be tackling. Our way of living, rise in fossile fuel use, green gases and like have increased global warming and this is going to harm all.

Answer 5

Create an international organization solely responsably to track and control carbon emissions by country.

Answer 6

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THERE IS NO ONE SOLUTION TO IT.
PERHAPS PREVENTING THE INCREASE OF AIR POLLUTION IS THE BEST SOLUTION.THIS GIVES WAY TO A DECREASE IN CARBON DIOXIDE LEVEL OF AIR.COMBUSTION OF BIODEGRADABLE MATERIALS BOOSTS THE HEAT AND TEMPERATURE OF THE ATMOS.THERTEFORE,THIS SHOULD BE STOPPED.

Answer 7

Plant lots and lots of trees.