Government on global warming - 6 questions!?

Question

see if you can answer these questions:
1. why don't politicians do more to solve global warming?
2. why wasn't there any more done about global warming a long time ago?
3. what are some of the things our government could do to deal with the problem?
4. what responsibilities do the people have regarding to global warming?
5. what could you do to motivate our government to do more about this?
6. how has big money influenced politics on working on global warming?

Answer 1

1 companies (with factories) have lobbiests whom contact and work out deals with lawmakers.

2 as time goes on we're realizing how sensitive the climate is. 1% of the atmospheric composition caused by humans is enough to melt what was once considered perma-frost.

3 agree to the Kyoto Accord. Or impose tough Carbon taxes. Or try to find alternative fuels.

4 using electricity= burned coal = emissions. same with driving a car. Also littering, and not recycling.

5 if i knew i would be doing it

6 they have played down the dangers to maintain a more lucrative smokestack operation and productivity. And huge campaign promoting coal use and denying global warming.

Answer 2

1. Politicians avoid global warming because it is a huge issue to solve. It involves significantly changing the entire way we live, minor changes help but really can't stop or reverse anything it will take drastic steps to make these changes...and those kind of steps which people fear will hurt the economy, etc. are the kinds of things that politicians who want election/re-election steer clear of.

2. People didn't really understand global warming until really recently. The science only began in the 70's and 80's. It wasn't until recently that computer modelling and satellite images combined with other data really locked things in, many people still doubt the fundemental aspects of global warming. This prevented people from taking action earlier.

3. Our government could set a national cap on carbon emissions, effectively limiting and gradually (or drastically) reducing them amount of carbon we put into the atmosphere. Remember, America is the largest per capita consumer of pretty much everything, and we demand huge amounts of energy (and therefore carbon) to maintain our lifestyle. Our government could raise car mileage standards, we could put lots of money towards renewable energy, help subsidize environmentally friendly companies, give tax credits for people who buy renewable anything, expand mass transit, etc. There are many options, most of them are expensive and would require sacrifices by somebody...but green initiatives also have the possibility to boost the economy by creating new jobs.

4. People have huge responsibility. I think everyone should be doing their part to help, and to encourage their politicians and governments to do the same. On a personal level it means less driving, buying more locally produced everything when possible, turning out lights, turning down the heat in winter/the ac in summer, trying to buy renewable energy, getting efficient appliances, trying to minimize excess packaging, etc. There are many steps, everything is a good start.

5. The best motivators are money and popular demand. So either prove to the government that going green in America is good business and will spur our (right now slow) economy, or go and protest and demand change because it needs to happen. Both would be great.

6. There is big money in oil and auto concerns, same in lots of other areas that would like to maintain their current order on things. Obviously this has affected the way global warming and environmental issues have been regarded. When people find big money in going green this former opponent to global warming just might turn around--hopefully in time to make a big change. There is loads of money out there to be made on resolving this issue, people just need to stop dragging their feet and jump in.

Answer 3

1. The politicians need the financial support and votes of the Billionaires who had some hands on the Global warming.
2. Because politicians could not do anything but to listen to the Billionaires.
3. Tell the people to do everything they could to deal with the problem. :o)
4. Individually, little thing they could do, they should do.
5. Encourage people to be like Gore and follow the Greenpeace organization of their fight for our behalf.
6. Few... even U.S. Pres. Bush has abstained the Tokyo protocol because of them, or should I say he is one of them... oil tycoons.
7. Scientists should be in politics and not in businesses to be Billionaires like them. :o)

Answer 4

Why the emphasis on stopping global warming? Evolution and society in general has proven that those who succeed are those who are the most adaptable to change, those who are capable of greater flexibility in the face of adversity.

Trying to stop global warming is stupid. There is no proof that human beings are causing it, and even if there was, there is no proof that the process can be reversed. What if we put all of our energy into trying to stop global warming and we fail? We will have no energy left to figure out how to SURVIVE global warming and will all perish.

The focus of humanity and politicians in general shouldn't be cutting carbon emmission, investing in "green energy" and all that other trendy nonsense, or playing the blame game as to who is at fault, republicans, oil companies etc. We know it's happening.

If we want to survive and even thrive in a changing climate, we are going to need to learn how to adapt and even take advantage of the benefits it will offer. Look at the glass half-full and try to find ways to leverage the "crisis" instead of making futile attempts to change the weather overnight.