What can we do to slow down Global Warming?

Question

I switched all my light bulbs to a mercury light bulb.

Answer 1

Nice to hear that you ar etrying to do something about this. Use flourescent bulbs instead of the regular bulbs. Reduce your travel by 10 miles every week. Recycle paper. There are a lot of other things we can do. Visit this website. http://www.climatecrisis.net/. Here you can see all that you can do to reduce global warming. And please do spread the word about global warming if you really care.

Answer 2

There are plenty of things that we can all do.

The first thing to do is to remove your head from the sand, as you seem to have done.

Here's some other things that you can do:

1. Eat organic / locally grown foods...stops the production of more harmful chemicals, cuts down on transport costs and it's better for you as well! Also, make sure that the eggs you buy aren't from a battery farm!

2.Try going vegetarian as well...cows and cow farming is a big environmental / ethical nasty. I read a report recently that suggests that cows farting accounts for 3 times the amount of emmissions that cars do!!!

3. Buy ethical and fair trade goods.

4. Try to break your addiction to your motor car. These beasts are the worst thing for the environment that we've ever had the misfortune to deal with!!! Try using public transport or ride places you'd normally drive to.

5. Use low energy light bulbs in your home. Consider buying high efficiency appliances (fridges etc.). Use gas to cook toast and heat water - toasters and kettles are huge consumers of power!

6. When it gets cold, put another jumper / sweater and thermal leggings on instead of switching on your heater.

7. Turn your television off at the wall at night, rather than leaving it on standby. This simple procedure can stop about 40kg. of CO2 getting into the atmosphere every year.

8. Consider buying "green" power from your energy supplier. It's not really "green" per se, but the premium you pay is used to subsidise people who are building sustainable homes and installing solar or wind generation equipment. The power so created is fed back into the main grid.

9. Go see your local politicians and question them about what they're doing in parliament to affect change. Tell them that you're worried and that their answers will shape how you vote in the next election. It's a long shot, but if you live in a country with a parliamentary system, it can be a grand way to get change happening. Look at the Green Party and the amount of effect they've had across the globe since their inception in the mid-eighties. It might not appear much, but at least we do have a choice these days! "Never underestimate the power of the individual".

10. Finally, do an "Ecological Footprint" Test...it will show you how much you consume, based on your own lifestyle and residence...it's pretty scary, but very worthwhile.


Hope this helps!

Love and Light,

Jarrah

Answer 3

I am a global warming skeptic, if the solutions were as simple as the one stated above, I would jump ship. But it is not. Environmentalists are now saying we have to curve curb co2s by 60-80%. That means a tremendous reduction in energy.

The law of demand states the higher the price the lower the consumption. The way you reduce co2 emissions is by raising energy prices. But high energy costs is a determent to economic growth. Just look at the oil shock of the 70's. It also means that poor people who need energy for their homes cannot afford it.

Manufacturing in North America is already hard hit by competition from third world countries. If we impose more costs on them they will not be able to compete and will be forced to close down or move to a third world country that does not have to comply with the Kyoto accord.

We have to become more energy efficient. The burning of fossil fuels also releases chemicals and pollutes the air we breathe. Future generations are going to need energy as well. But it has to be done in a calm, rational manner, and when alternative sources of fuel is proven reliable and economical.

The global warming question come down to this. If we double the amount of co2 in the atmosphere, how much will temperature increase. The alarmists want to frightened everyone and say by a large amount. The skeptics claim it will be a small amount. Interviews from scientists that I have heard say that the majority do not know.

Answer 4

There's really very little that humans can do to change the climate. Climate change has been going on for millions of years and we're not going to stop it.

The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says that the planet would be warming even if there were no humans. So we can't stop global warming. Perhaps we can slow it down by reducing human generated greenhouse gasses. However the human contribution of such gasses is very small compared the total that exists naturally.

Answer 5

Time Magazine just published a great article on this very subject. It's called "The Global Warming Survival Guide," and tells you 50 easy things you can do to slow down global warming. Some of the suggestions are really helpful.
Here's the link to the article:
http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/environment/article/0,28804,1602354_1603074,00.html?xid=rss-topstories
Hope that helped!

Answer 6

provide up the spread of massive Oil Propaganda. They struggle through from the greed-ailment and could lie for earnings. reducing using CFC's has already helped the full in the Ozone on the South Pole. We human beings are wise and imaginitive and would make adjustments. reducing CO2 a touch at a time will make a large difference. one difficulty that ought to help is planting more advantageous trees. They devour co2. i comprehend i ought to extremely walk through a park or woods than a grimy city.

Answer 7

Honestly I dont believe in global warming but i guess there is not any way to stop it because in order to do that everyone would have to cooperate and use less gas and all of the above but if everyone could work together to reduce it you could carpool and use less gas so less polution.

Answer 8

Probably nothing, but if you need to do something to feel good, then any of the many simple energy saving actions that have been bandied about for some time would be fine.

Answer 9

We should cool the sun down. It's output has gone up .15 % in the last 30 years and Mars and Pluto are warming also.

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/sun_output_030320.html

Answer 10

I'm a Global Warming Freak....except for keeping on the computer. Cut down on T.V. and computer time(turn them off when your done) It would be good to plant stuff. And recycle. Cut down on electricity.