Climate change, a major threat to life on Earth, is caused mainly by our imprudent actions. The temperature rise, in particular, is a troubling issue that has been preoccupying many across the globe. This essay will discuss some of the ruthless actions of men, which contribute to the global warming and put forward several solutions to overcome the same.
Global warming is primarily a problem of too much carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere resulting in the greenhouse effect. This carbon overload, in turn, is caused mainly by burning of fossil fuels which are used to generate electricity, and as fuel for our vehicles. Furthermore, tropical deforestation, also by human hands, is another major contributor to global warming. When these forests are burned illegally for deforestation, immense amount of carbon is further released into the atmosphere which cannot be absorbed by the trees as the forests are gone.
Nevertheless, there are various measures that both governments and individuals could take to prevent or at least mitigate, global warming. As individuals, we should try to limit our contribution to the surging global temperature by becoming more energy efficient. We should use zero-carbon footprint transportations such cycle more often besides commuting by public transportations whenever possible. The government, on the other hand, should phase out fossil fuel dependency and rev up on renewable energy as the source of energy. Therefore, renewable resources such as sunlight and wind should be harnessed to provide 'clean energy'. Scotland, for example, generated a whopping 98% of this year energy requirement using wind turbines and aims to be 100% fossil-fuel free by 2020.
In conclusion, higher world temperature is mainly due to our greedy act of extreme deforestation and fossil fuel consumption. Nonetheless, the consequence of raising global temperature should be delayed, halted or even reversed, by switching over to renewable energy sources and being energy-efficient at individual-level, before time runs out.
Climate
change
, a major threat to life on Earth,
is caused
mainly
by our imprudent actions. The
temperature
rise,
in particular
, is a troubling issue that has been preoccupying
many
across the globe. This essay will discuss
some of the
ruthless actions of
men
, which contribute to the
global
warming
and put forward several solutions to overcome the same.
Global
warming
is
primarily
a problem of too much carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere resulting in the greenhouse effect. This carbon overload, in turn,
is caused
mainly
by burning of fossil
fuels
which are
used
to generate electricity, and as
fuel
for our vehicles.
Furthermore
, tropical deforestation,
also
by human hands, is another major contributor to
global
warming
. When these forests
are burned
illegally
for deforestation, immense amount of carbon is
further
released into the atmosphere which cannot
be absorbed
by the trees as the forests
are gone
.
Nevertheless
, there are various measures that both
governments
and individuals could take to
prevent
or at least mitigate,
global
warming
. As individuals, we should try to limit our contribution to the surging
global
temperature
by becoming more
energy
efficient. We should
use
zero-carbon footprint transportations such cycle more
often
besides
commuting by public transportations whenever possible. The
government
,
on the other hand
, should phase out fossil
fuel
dependency and rev up on renewable
energy
as the source of
energy
.
Therefore
, renewable resources such as sunlight and wind should
be harnessed
to provide 'clean energy'. Scotland,
for example
, generated a whopping 98% of this year
energy
requirement using wind turbines and aims to be 100% fossil-fuel free by 2020.
In conclusion
, higher world
temperature
is
mainly
due to our greedy act of extreme deforestation and fossil
fuel
consumption. Nonetheless, the consequence of raising
global
temperature
should
be delayed
, halted or even reversed, by switching over to renewable
energy
sources and being energy-efficient at individual-level,
before
time runs out.