Climate change: is there anything we can do?

Question

The European Commission gathered about 50 meteorologists and television weather presenters on Friday and encouraged them to spread the word about how the public can curb climate change. The Commission says turning off lights, installing energy-efficient bulbs, recycling waste and insulating houses are ways the public can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, which are blamed for heating the earth and melting glaciers.

Answer 1

There are many things that humans can do to extend the life of the planet. Conservation is the main one. Don't drive that car to a store that is a block away. Make only necessary trips, try to double or even triple trips, if you need three things get them in one trip. Simple things like that multiplied by billions add up to helping to reduce or minimize the effects of global warming.

Answer 2

Yes -- we can take this issue out of the realm of politicians and have scientists work on it -- that's where it belongs. Television weather presenters? Wow.

There is no evidence that we humans have the capability to affect climate change for good or ill. This may well be a conceit of man. Yes, global warming exists, as do greenhouse gases, but there is NO evidence that the warming is anthropogenic.

One degree warmer in a century -- where is there any indication that that is anything but the normal coming out of an ice age?

Here's the problem -- there is good money and status for those that claim it is man-made. They know who is funding their research and they know what is expected of them. Does that make them dishonest? No, but it does tip the scales, subconsciously, at the very least. Paychecks can do that.

What is needed is double-blind funding of research. Neither the funders nor the scientists know who's getting whose money.

And let's stop shutting out the skeptics. Consensus is not science -- it's politics.

Answer 3

Yes. Join a pressure group, do all the things you mention, find out how to do more, spread the word, find out what is happening in other countries, get involved in campaigns... Read 'Heat' by George Monbiot and 'Funny Weather' by Kate Evans - thought-provoking stuff, read other books and articles.

Biggest hurdle is the fact that stopping climate change means people have to change. Governments have to change, societies have to change. It's called 'political will', in other words it's possible if enough people are willing to make it happen.

Answer 4

Seventy million tons of greenhouse gas DAILY into the atmosphere is nothing to sneeze at.

We are screwing ourselves over for a buck.
Shooting ourselves in the herd.
Stepping on our own ducks.
Cutting off our nose to spite our finch.
Kicking ourselves in the asparagus beetle.

For the almighty dollar we're ruining it for everybody and everything, and people who deny it are three fries short of a Happy Meal.
Have a nice day.

Answer 5

I think they are just trying to keep their jobs. I.e; they wouldn't really have a clue if it would stop the Greenhouse effect. They have no research or experiment to test their theories so they are at a loss as to what to do.

Answer 6

I'm glad you didn't say global warming
Termite produce more co2 then humans