is there any solution to global warming?

Answer 1

I recommend you look at the "stabilization wedge" materials put together by Robert Socolow and Stephen Pacala at Princeton. They came up with a list of 15 strategies that could be adopted using known technologies. The important point is that these strategies provide results at a large enough scale, so that if we can do just 7 of them, we will avoid the projected increases in annual CO2 emissions over the next 50 years, and therefore prevent the atmospheric CO2 levels from rising above 570ppm (double the pre-industrial level.)

It might seem a little discouraging as individuals, because a lot of these ideas can't be done alone. But I guess that's the point. There's no simple solution, and it needs to be addressed at all levels -- individual, industry, and government. We must make big changes like these in order to prevent the really catastrophic effects of climate change. But unfortunately, even if we can hold CO2 levels to double the pre-industrial level, we will STILL see effects like loss of coral reefs, changing precipitation patterns, and droughts in some regions.

The 15 strategies are:
1. Efficiency –Transport
Increase automobile fuel efficiency (2 billion cars projected in 2050) … 1 wedge = doubling the efficiency of the all world’s cars from 30 to 60 mpg

2. Conservation- Transport
Reduce miles traveled by passenger and/or freight vehicles … 1 wedge = cutting miles traveled by all passenger vehicles in half

3. Efficiency - Buildings
Increase insulation, furnace and lighting efficiency… 1 wedge = using best available technology in all new and existing buildings

4. Efficiency – Electricity
Increase efficiency of power generation … 1 wedge = raising plant efficiency from 40% to 60%

5. Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) Electricity
CO2 from fossil fuel power plants captured, then stored underground (700 large coal plants or 1400 natural gas plants) … 1 wedge = injecting a volume of CO2 every year equal to the volume of oil extracted

6. CCS Hydrogen
Hydrogen fuel from fossil sources with CCS displaces hydrocarbon fuels … 1 wedge = producing hydrogen at 10 times the current rate

7. CCS Synfuels
Hydrogen fuel from fossil sources with CCS displaces hydrocarbon fuels … 1 wedge = producing hydrogen at 10 times the current rate

8. Fuel Switching – Electricity
Replacing coal-burning electric plants with natural gas plants (1400 1 GW coal plants) … 1 wedge = using an amount of natural gas equal to that used for all purposes today

9. Nuclear Electricity
Displace coal-burning electric plants with nuclear plants (2 x current capacity) … 1 wedge = ~3 times the effort France put into expanding nuclear power in the 1980’s, sustained for 50 years

10. Wind Electricity
Wind displaces coal-based electricity (30 x current capacity) … 1 wedge = using area equal to ~3% of U.S. land area for wind farms

11. Solar Electricity
Solar PV displaces coal-based electricity (700 x current capacity) ... 1 wedge = using the equivalent of a 100 x 200 km PV array

12. Wind Hydrogen
Produce hydrogen with wind electricity … 1 wedge = powering half the world’s cars predicted for 2050 with hydrogen

13. Biofuels
Biomass fuels from plantations replace petroleum fuels … 1 wedge = scaling up world ethanol production by a factor of 30

14. Forest Storage
Carbon stored in new forests … 1 wedge = halting deforestation in 50
years

15. Soil Storage
Farming techiques increase carbon retention or storage in soils … 1 wedge = using conservation tillage on all the world’s agricultural soils

Answer 2

There is no way out of a temporary global warming. On the top of the natural cycle, we're getting more people on Earth with everyday and more energy would required to feed and dress everyone.

Instead of spending money on a climate control we should’ve invest into a better transportation to the Moon and build a polluting factories there

Answer 3

Analyse the causes of global warming.
*Deforestation.
* increase in the number of vehicles.
* Burning garbage , plastics, nuclear testing,bombs used in wars
*Excessive use of fossil fuels
*Air conditioners ,refrigerators which release CFC.

Solution lies in educating the mass.
Restrict the use of vehicles,check emission of gas
use of biodegradable materials.
taking afforestation programs to the people.( learn from Wangari Mathai)
Another interesting news from Australia - the whole nation is planning to switch off electric lights after 9pm some time in April

Answer 4

that is been stated that the temperature on earth is getting warmer. In Al Gore’s; "Inconvenient reality," I heard that a footnote stated; “The solar is getting warmer” (I even have not seen the documentary or examine something on his findings). In DVM’s; "Inconvenient certainty," I heard that the temperature on Mars is getting warmer. At this element in time, i know of no human beings residing on Mars. Why is the temperature on Mars getting warmer? The solar is getting warmer. How can we give up worldwide Warming? keep in mind; I’m no longer asserting that the solar is the only reason for “worldwide Warming,” we've all polluted the Earth. reducing pollutants and protecting potential could desire to be a purpose of each physique. My answer for worldwide Warming: NASA sends a “solar safeguard” with reminiscence metallic into area. while deployed, the reminiscence metallic will stretch the safeguard right into a huge circle or a sq.. the area commute’s astronauts will positioned the safeguard into orbit at a area which will block the countless solar’s rays over a niche on the sea. this might decrease the solar’s rays that hit the Earth. as a result, reducing the exterior and ocean temperatures. by way of diminish in ocean temperature, the variety of hurricanes could desire to chop back. sure, there are greater reward. the size, variety of shields, and places could desire to be desperate. back, all of us could desire to chop back pollutants and look after on potential. DVM could, 2007 (sure, this answer is being sent to determination makers)

Answer 5

If we can live without luxury then we can, but we are made to rely on many modern day inventions , and cannot do without it,like everybody needs gas to cook, is there any other option like can we do without electricity, no we cannot, then can we walk miles and miles to work everyday, can we do any work or live without the comfort of the modern day technologies, no so these inventions do release a lot of heat which is doing the harm every second, one and only thing is to freeze the whole earth for sometime, but how ,- no answers.

Answer 6

If we take it as a big picture, we can never solve this problem. If we can look at it from a smaller perspective and own the problem, then we can start to make some small changes in our lives. At the end these small changes sum up. But we cannot change the decisions of countries, factories and other people.

Answer 7

Yes there is. People can start engaging their brains and begin to have independent thought. Once people see through the liberal extremist propaganda, they will see that global warming does not exist.

Answer 8

there r many
first the whole world must unite and instead of thinking about economic growth and wars they should first concentrate on global warming.air engine cars have been invented.people should use these engines for city use.and for long distance switch to bio-dieseal

Answer 9

Global warming comes in cycles. We'll just have to ride it out.

like the song goes,
TIME, ITS ON MY SIDE, YES IT IS

Answer 10

some details
some solutions
and a good source of reference

Is global warming a man-made menace?

not all there are natural cycles in the planets life
but a lot is influenced by mans existance ,and this is increasing with overpopulation,putting strains on Natural resources and increasing contaminations as well as destructions of essential componants the ensure living conditions for all life forms

some home truths

politicians and scientists who work for politicians have downplayed the facts because solutions are expensive and means change and change effects many people income,and most of the world is kept in the dark of the real things that are going on.


in North Africa,India,Mexico ,millions of people are effected by land loss and desertification


in recent times thousands of people have died because of exessive heat,usually old people.in India ,Mexico and France,
deforestation causing desertification,the desert conditions causing very cold nights and scorching hot days

in china, thousands of what used to be farmers are running for their lives from the dust storms that have burried their towns and turned their lands into dessert,the globe where they were got to hot for them .
and instead of producing food they are now needing it from some where else,and they will drastically effect the world food prices when they start buying water in the form of grains ,at any cost destabalising governments, in some countries ,could be the result
(are you seeing more Chinese around interested in agricultural lands ,we do here in Mexico)

,the Sahara is growing by 7 kilometers a year
and all of the desserts we know are a results of mans actions ,and they are increasing ,not getting less ,in the dinosaurs days ,there were no desserts.

collectively this planet is drying up because of bad farming practices like,over grazing and fertilizers,

as far as the food production is concerned, Global warming or some of its effects are serious,rising seas result in landloss

each degree rise in temperature means 10%crop loss

more landloss because of desertification every year,we have less areble land to produce food ,for an extra 70 million people ,

and there is less and less water (because of deforestation),to irrigate this production ,
and there are less and less farmers to do it..
who are overpumping deep carbon aquifiers
who are plowing more and more unstable lands because they have lost so many million hectares to desertification ,
because of bad farming practises ,such as using fertilizers and heavy machinary or over grazing

RISING SEAS
The northpole is melting ,and we will know it without ice in our life times.
this does not affect the sea level because it is ice that is already in the water.but the melting ice from Green land and the south pole ,are another matter.

Global warming is in theory reversable,but it will mean global co operation between all countries ,and taking into account human nature and the world politics ,it is unlikely that this will happen,

At least not untill we are all in the middle of planetary disastres and it becomes a battle for the survival of humanity every where.

SOLUTIONS
if you want to help the planet ,plant a tree every week ,if everyone on the planet did we we would be able to reverse the destructive processes

reduce carbon emisions,and they are already working on that by alternative forms of energy and regulations on carbon producing materials,aerosol cans,burning rubbish,industrial chimneys,powerplants etc.

the capture of carbon and the production of water and assist the aquiferous manta.

the world bank pays large subsidies for reforrestation to capture carbon and the best tree for this is the Pawlonia

Waterharvesting projects ,such as millions of small dams.to redirect over ground waterflows from the rains into the ground to supply subteranian water supplies.

the protection of existing forrests.

stop building more highways,urban planning to include vegetation stop building cities encourage people to return to the land to conduct their business from there which now has become possible thanks to the internet.

education to motivate people to auto sufficiency by building more home food gardens.

education on environmental awareness
education on family planning to curb over´populaion

Agricultural education and improvements to follow the principals or sustainability and soil management.

more environmental or land ,design to prevent bush fires,such as--fire breaks

,more dams.regulations and control for public behaviour

alternative effeciant public transport to discourage the use of the internal conbustion engine

recicling wastes,limit water use

i am a Permaculture Consultant for the department of Ecology for the regional government in Guerrero Mexico
http://spaces.msn.com/byderule

Source(s) Lester E Brown is the director and founder of the global institute of Environment in the United states .he has compiled a report based on all the satalite information available from NASA,and all the information that has
come from Universities and American embassies WORLD WIDE ,
his little book--a planet under stress , Plan B has been trans lated into 50 languages and won the best book award in 2003.