How can we help Global Warming?

Question

Okay, so there's all this stuff about Global warming on the news and quite frankly, it scares me. Too many people have this "I'll be dead before then" attitude and it's not the right one to have. Our children/grandchildren WILL be around to see the effects global warming exerts. Is there anything that can be done at all? Or is it quite possibly too late?

I'm not a scientist or anything. It could be possible that this was always going to happen. The ice age, for example, happened without any help from mankind. Perhaps we have just sped it up with our abuse of the environment?? Came up with the idea or just living in submarines/boats/underwater stations, but there are so many things that could conteract these ideas. Even the idea of a massive perspex glass complex which surrounds the country! But wouldn't be possible to obtain enough glass to cover 94,000 square miles for England alone!

Anyone have anything to say? Even if it's just worries about global warming in general??

Answer 1

I think we just have to adapt to it. We could change our habitats. The plains of Siberia and even Salisbury Plain would be safe places to live. Low-lying cities could be covered with glass domes: glass is great at stopping ultraviolet radiation and is potentially a strong material (weakened by small surface cracks but there are ways of overcoming this). It can also be made from natural materials that are in abundance. My view is that if it is happening then we can adapt to it. However I am in favour of measures taken to reduce pollution, because a far greater concern is particulate, carbon monoxide, oxides of sulphur and nitrogen that affect the health and quality of life of city dwellers like myself.

Answer 2

Fear not! Despair not! Apathy and paralasis or not useful - action, positive action is required.

Get informed. Please followthe links below and get a rapid education on the last 20 years work.

Then make the changes described in (3) and then do as much as you conscience insists that you do. I've just bought a bike and now intend to cycle to work - I've got kids too, they deserve a future, we all do.

Answer 3

Global warming is one of the most serious challenges facing us today. To protect the health and economic well-being of current and future generations, we must reduce our emissions of heat-trapping gases by using the technology, know-how, and practical solutions already at our disposal.
The phrase 'climate change' is growing in preferred use to 'global warming' because it helps convey that there are changes in addition to rising temperatures
global warming solutions

We have the technology and ingenuity to reduce the threat of global warming today. Solutions are already available that will stimulate the American economy by creating jobs, saving consumers money, and protecting our national security. By investing in renewable energy and energy efficiency, and increasing the efficiency of the cars we drive, we can take essential steps toward reducing our dependence on oil and other fossil fuels that cause global warming.

Using energy more efficiently and moving to renewable energy (wind, solar, geothermal, and bioenergy) would significantly reduce our emissions of heat-trapping gases. The United States currently produces 70 percent of its electricity from fossil fuels such as coal, natural gas, and oil, but only two percent from renewable sources. Since the burning of fossil fuels releases large amounts of carbon dioxide—the leading cause of global warming—but renewable energy does not, increasing the share of our electricity generated from renewable resources is one of the most effective ways to reduce global warming emissions.

Cars and trucks are another significant source (25 percent) of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions. A serious effort to address global warming must therefore reduce emissions from cars and trucks. Many technologies already exist that can do this, while also creating new jobs in the U.S. automotive sector and other industries throughout the country. In addition, American consumers would save billions of dollars on gasoline, and we would reduce our dependence on foreign oil.

By putting energy efficiency, renewable energy, and vehicle technology solutions in place at the federal level, we can reduce our contribution to global warming while creating a stronger, healthier, and more secure nation.

Answer 4

YESTERDAY'S IPCC REPORT...

Summary of the key points are here... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6324...

The report can be downloaded in full from this page here...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6326...

You can download it directly from this link (as a PDF file)... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pd...

You can watch a video of the key points here... http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check...

The Stern Review can be seen in summary from here (you can download the full report from the same page)... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6098...
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