What should be done immediately to solve the global warming problem?

Question

or to reduce the problem. plz give a good explanation, about 2 or more sentences.

Answer 1

The simple answer is to come up with means of generating energy that do not involve burning things... "Burning" is a chemical reaction that involves oxygen, and if the reaction also involves a carbon compund as the thing being burned (for example all fossil fuels, and even renewable sources such as ethanol), then CO2 (or carbon dioxide, or the main culprit in global warming) is an almost inevitable result, along with water vapour. Burning things is a very convienient way of generating heat and energy, but if we are to avoid the Green House Effect, and global warming (in addition to the other pollutants generated), then we really have to move away from it. We also need to preserve what forests we have left, as they are the primary means for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Another, often overlooked source of greenhouse gasses are cattle and ruminant animals. They can generate vast amounts of methane, which is even more of a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.

So, there you have it. It doesn't look very good on the surface, does it? People (esp. North Americans) love their cars, typically don't care much about the source as long as they have heat and electricity, and love their meat and dairy products. North American based multi-national corporations are also working very, very hard to introduce our habits of consumption to other countries and cultures, so the problem is bound to get worse, before it starts to get better, I am afraid.... People will almost always avoid an issue unless the consequences are in their faces (they tend not to worry about their own great-grand children), so bearing that in mind, no action will be taken until we are already facing big problems.... Sorry, but given human nature, I am not optiomistic about this topic

Answer 2

A letter sent to Al Gore: I would like to propose the biggest cleanup in history, cleaning up the atmosphere. I do not see any proposal, realistic or proven, at any cost, that can solve the problem of global warming. Not even Washington can throw enough money to solve climate change. I see governments acting like a deer in a car’s headlights and unfortunately, many people acting the same. Meanwhile, the inevitable disaster is almost upon us, if not already staged. Beyond cleaning up our atmospheric mess as I am suggesting, we humans must do a better job reducing or cleaning up carbon monoxide, burning less of everything, collecting and storing methane and ethane to be used as fuel, cleaning up our forests, using more solar insolation and recycling everything. But even if every person on earth does his or her share, we may not be ok.
Making a plan that includes cleanup of the atmosphere and decisive change is the only option. The technology to start cleaning up and reintroducing new ozone to the atmosphere with little pollution is possible. The ten year cost of one hundred billion dollars, and the scope of this project takes a long term commitment. The first cleanup machine starts with a ten billion dollars investment. Ten year later with twenty-five machines operating, these machines will produce enough ozone to replace both holes at the poles. But more importantly, these machines will remove chemicals that deplete the ozone. Beyond making ozone, decreasing the poisons that deplete ozone, these machines reduce the major greenhouse gases, and that is just the start.
Using solar steam electric generators to produce electricity at near 90 percent efficiency will help reduce global warming. I can see over the next 30 years the world needing 60,000 MW costing one hundred billion dollars. This opens the door to new electric cars and busses and new bullet trains with dramatic reduction in greenhouse gases from cars and planes. With a plan, all governments can help: tax pollution, donate some land and money, and reduce solar steam electric generators regulation to help save the planet from disaster. From getting grants to patents and from land to changing regulations the plan is the start of changing our world.
The message that we can help ourselves is a key to changing the global warming debate. We start helping ourselves by making the plan, getting everyone to agree and getting everyone to pay the real price. Creating a pollution surcharge on gas, coal, diesel, wood, cooling towers, cattle, other ranches, cigarettes, agriculture burning, airplane passengers; this surcharge can fund of these projects and many stationary pollution control devices in general.

Answer 3

WHAT global warming problem?

Global warming is natural. Cavemen weren't driving SUVs, working in huge factories or chopping down the rain forests when the last ice age ended (the actual START of global warming).

If mankind stopped driving and shut down the factories - guess what - we would STILL have global warming.

Answer 4

You need to convince the wind patterns to go to the north pole and snow. It will take the contaminates with it and store it in ice. No snow. No filter. So....How do you make it snow at the North Pole? That would be the Gazillion dollar question. Answer it and you can have your Earth back.

Answer 5

1. get rid of your gas guzzlers and drive economy cars or electrics. Tesla Motors has an awesome roadster, if you can afford it. Walk more, or bike. Big tax breaks should be given to those of us who drive economy,electric or hybrid cars.
The oil companies and regimes that hate us are benefitting from our oil addiction.
2. Plant lots of trees.
3. Take advantage of passive solar to heat your home.

Answer 6

abandon ship!