Even IF Global Warming were happening at such a rapid pace to wipe us all out?

Question

How would we acually stop it........

where are the solutions, all I see is people running around saying the sky is falling.

Answer 1

Well, if you'd read a real source on the topic, you'd see solutions. Every serious source I've seen on it has advocated solutions. It's only the anti-global warming rhetoric and the environmentalist response pieces that don't often include a dramatic workup of solutions to the issue.

But, hey, at least you're asking the question and that's a big start. :)

Really, there are two ways to deal with global warming with regard to CO2... cut emissions and transform CO2 to O2.

Cutting emissions means regulation of polluting industries and processes and the advancement of energy technologies to remove our dependancy on fossil fuels. (which would be good for stopping terrorism as well, incidentally)

In the short term, that means retrofitting factories and power generation facilities to make them more efficient and/or relying on methods of energy production which don't produce CO2 (like wind, solar, or water energy). It also means transition into hybrid motor vehicle technologies and then further into clean energy sources.

With regard to cleaning CO2 out of the air and converting it to O2, the key is plants. Ensuring that we have a good plant base will help us process the CO2, but planting trees can't do it on its own.

Not only will this temporarily solve the warming issue (or at least remove our contribution to it) but it would also be very good for the economy. Economies are essentially based around the ability to produce energy.. whether that energy is in the form of labor or power. Cheap and abundant energy (power, not labor) produces a strong economy.

Answer 2

I agree there should be more action.

I'm not sure if we can stop it because there is not enough evidence yet, however, we can SLOW it down.

If we know how CO2 works, we can plant more trees because they can inhale CO2 and we inhale O2. The "how" is tricky. I don't know how much space there is in the world and where we can get the seeds. Although, I've noticed we're building things that can make not do something else. For example, cell phones are so mainstream that, now, you hardly see a phone booth around. That space for a phone booth can be used for something else. How about the Internet? People can work at home without working in an office building, so that space can be used to plant more trees.
Since I brought up the cell phone and Internet, they do reduce pollution because you can do more by staying at home without having to travel as much.
Hybrid cars, and to a lesser extent, diesels have much better gas milage and lower emmissions than regular gas. Although for me, total electric cars should be the main GOAL to not emit CO2. Hybrid cars are closer to them but not yet there. Oh, I used to believe that an "econobox" is the way but not always. You can get 30 mpg in a Camry and that would be equal to a Toyota Yaris.
Home improvement helps reduce the reliance from the power station that uses gas to produce electricity. For example, replacing those one layered old windows with those new two layered, non-adjacent windows. They do serve not only for security but INSULATION. This means your heating/AC bill declines. Another example is the insulation of solar cells on roofs. So this means you don't have to get an very small house to fight against it. I've heard that Al Gore, Laurie David, and other "environmental elitists" have been labeled as "hypocrites." There need to be encourage to improve their mansions so they can get more support.

I believe it is possible to maintain the environment AND maintain our lifestyle.

Answer 3

Plant an awful lot of trees, which absorb carbon dioxide. One major problem is South America, where vast rain forests are still being clear-cut for farming.

Plenty of other things we can do to help. One 38 watt compact fluorescent lamp, screwed into your reading lamp instead of a 150 watt incandescent bulb, saves you money and cuts down a little on fuel and emissions at the power plant.

Compact fluorescents will also replace your type R30 and R40 incandescent reflector bulbs in overhead "can" lights, and cut the power usage about 75% at each fixture. They also produce far less heat, so your air conditioning costs go down too. Lighting remains just as good. The fluorescents do take a few seconds to reach full brightness, so they're best where you don't turn them on and off all the time, or mixed in with a few incandescents.

Talk about this to the persons in charge at your local schools, churches, etc. They use a lot of incandescent can lights, often in high ceiling locations where regular relamping often requires scaffolding. The compact fluorescents last far longer, so these places can save money THREE ways, as well as helping the environment. Get them at Wal-Mart, Lowes, Home Depot etc.

Answer 4

The solution begins with the individual...I own a cleaning business and I'm using environmental friendly cleaning products
which do every bit a good job as those with chemicals !
I believe in global warming but I'm willing to admit some of what we are seeing is due to natural changes ! My point is that it can't hurt to have a cleaner environment !

Answer 5

There is currently a reward out for any scientists who can come up with a way to quickly take out the CO2 from the atmosphere. The idea is they might be able to absorb large amounts of CO2 and process it, store it, or dispose of it. This would certainly make it easier for Americans, since we could still pollute the environment. So the answer is scientists, who are the smartest people in the world, will hopefully bail us out.

Answer 6

Account for the global dimensions of climate change;

Recognize the importance of technology;

Be environmentally effective;

Create economic opportunity and advantage;

Be fair to sectors disproportionately impacted;

Recognize and encourage early action.

Answer 7

That is such an obvious answer and its why Dubya doesn't recognise global warming, its because consumer/corporate use of fossil fuels MUST be cut right back. Bush loves his black gold, so he'll do his best to see to it that as many people have misconceptions about global warming as possible, so he doesn't have to limit how much oil etc they sell and use.

Renewable fuel sources are the future, not fossil fuels.

Answer 8

i read that if we decrease green house gases, stop using unclean substances like coal and oil then the ozone is supposed to repair itself. but i read this from a book that was published around 2000. and humans havent really changed their ways since.

Answer 9

sway, you're beng ridiculous. If you actually listen to the scientists, they have been telling us how to stop it for years ... just stop consuming energy like it is water, and find other ways of making energy than burning carbon. But that kind of effort requires *political* will, not just scientific.

Answer 10

We should all just smile and be glad we are going to get to see the world come to an end. If there is any time to be alive, it is the end of the world.